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Wow....time flies. I went to Maui last week with my parents and it was AMAZING! We spent two days on the "Road to Hana" hiking to colored pools and waterfalls. Baby is at an age where she like to do everything herself so we had to convince her to hold our hand while hiking by telling her that she is protecting us. lol. We then went to a nice condo on the beach and spend one day swimming/eating/relaxing (culminating with a show) and then another day snorkeling. I've never been snorkeling before (well...at least not via boat out to various hot spots). It was like a mini-cruise filled with food and maitais. Hehe.....I had a lot of beer and maitais and saw a lot of pretty fish (underwater pictures soon to come). On my last day, we went to another beach and baby built sand castles while my dad and I swam. I only wish Lilly could have joined us but I think we be going back someday. Coming back to SLC was hard (esp with my parents staying in Maui for another week). Alex tem

So...a lot has happened since I last wrote which isn't even THAT long ago. I went to Stanford this past weekend for the annual LMSA (Latino Medical Student Association) conference.....yes I know I'm not Latino but I have many friends who are. Besides, my roommate and her boyfriend are very involved in the program and I like to volunteer for LMSA from time to time. Long story short, when the opportunity to go to Stanford presented itself, I went and had a blast! I got to see Lilly for a few hows :) She was able to show me some of her beautiful campus. Then I attended a few lectures for LMSA followed by a banquet in which many Latinos recounted their struggles in our education system and their desire to succeed. I found that though I am not Latino, I connected with their stories. I think any immigrant going the medicine has somewhat different goals. For most of us, there is a desire to help our communities and people from our own ethnic backgrounds. We realize that not only w

I had an amazing weekend....went to the new outdoor mall (City Creek) with my sister Saturday. We shopped for hours. I haven't shopped like that in such a long time! It was clear and beautiful and everything was so new :) Needless to say, I spend a lot of money. The only down side was watching my dad and sister debate her education over dinner. It was stressful because I can see my dad's side yet I don't want to go against my sister. Lilly ended up staying with me that night and it was nice. We made pumpkin cheesecakes, watched Touched online, and took some model shots of each other...like old times. On Sunday, I hung out with Alex. He was gracious enough to wait for me at Ikea cause I was running late (from oversleeping). I love ikea! I got a new nightstand, a throw, a lamp, and some food containers. Then we went back to Alex's place and watched Pride and Prejudice....hehe....he wasn't kidding when he said it is his favorite movie...he could even quote the lines