Nursing Student Blogs
•Chicago is starting to open up! This past week I was able to visit the Shedd Aquarium with some of my fellow nursing students. This trip was on the top of my list of must-see things in Chicago. Animals make me happy, so this trip was a great break from my homework and internship. To…
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•While I don’t consider myself a coffee connoisseur, I was able to immerse myself in the world of coffee this past week. Upon entering the world’s largest Starbucks off of Michigan Ave. I was immediately surrounded by the comforting rich aroma of roasting coffee beans. Exploring all four levels revealed a restaurant, coffee bar, and…
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•Maria Egloff: Senior Nursing Student from Hope College After three night-shifts at the hospital, two classes, commuting through a blizzard, and a celebratory pizza run I’m happy to say my first official week in Chicago was a success! When beginning anything new there can be a mix of both excitement and apprehension. Earlier this week…
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•Well this is not the cheery, end of March update we were all hoping for. In the past few weeks lives across the country have been completely uprooted. In the midst of the COVID-19 tragedy Chicago Semester students were sent home to finish up their year online. Originally, nursing students were supposed to stay and…
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•It is finally March! As much as global warming is a total bummer, I am not mad at the 50-60 degree weather we have had the past few days. The sun is out and that changes everyone’s mood for the better. Unfortunately, since I have started working night shift and every weekend I have not…
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•It has officially been a month and a half since we came to Chicago. We are really in the thick of it here, finally finding our rhythm and routine. I have finally begun my hospital internship and have become acquainted with the unit I will be working on. Like all new things, the past few…
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•Hello! I am Kira Goetz, a senior nursing student from Hope College in Holland Michigan! I am spending my final semester of college back in my home state of Illinois, living it up in the Gold Coast area of Chicago. It will soon be a month since we moved in and we are finally getting…
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•Final Moments in the City Three days…Three weeks have quickly become three days until the end of the semester. The end of my experience in the city. The end of nursing school. A beginning of my *official* adult life. The beginning of a new start. The beginning of finally contributing to society in a…
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•Oh my stars have the last several weeks flown by with both joys of the happy and bittersweet kinds. Adventures have included exploration of the Chicago Natural History Museum, ’80 & ’90s-themed milkshake bars, the “World’s Best Fried Chicken”, the creamiest of ice creams, the Art Institute, green rivers, the Cheesecake Factory Experience, nostalgia of…
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•Hello from the Windy City! Week 1 A week into moving to Chicago, I was already absolutely in love with all of the experiences that Chicago has to offer. Most of the first weekend was filled with orientation sessions that help us understand how to live in the city, but I also began to…
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