You never give me your money.

During the summer, I created a jewelry shop on Etsy, a website where people can sell their handmade crafts online. I didn't know if I would have much luck, but I decided to give it a shot. At the time, I had nothing better to do anyway, and it became an addiction nearing the severity of facebook. So after a few weeks of updating and obsessively checking how many people added my shop to their favorites (sadly, only 6), I felt discouraged, but then the most amazing thing happened. Someone bought my necklace! I did my happy dance and told my mom who looked at me like one of those kids who just earned her first quarter at her lemonade stand.

Eager and naive, I packaged and shipped the vintage feather necklace to Illinois. I remembered to stamp, seal, and address the envelope, but I forgot one minor detail. The buyer hadn't paid me. Oops! I'm just hoping that integrity wins over greed, but I'm losing my faith since it's been 2 weeks since the transaction. So, if you want to check out my website, go to http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6135951 or click on my etsy shop on the left!

In other news, I've been studying in UPenn's prehealth program for about a month, and I'm taking three classes: Molecular Bio and Genetics, Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Cell Bio and Biochemistry. I really like Clinical Psychopharmacology; it's a seminar class where we discuss pharmacology and the roles of the FDA, pharmaceutical companies, academia, clinicians, and patients in the drug development process. It is the most stimulating course that I'm taking this semester, especially compared to the other almost intolerable, weekly lecture classes. I'm commuting from home, so I can save some money. At first, I thought that I was the only one making the treacherous, two-hour commute, but I'm not the only fool. I met another girl in the program who is making an even longer commute (Philly-->Trenton-->Princeton Jct-->Princeton) which, I admit, consoles me. I'm relieved to say that the commute has gotten better over time. My SEPTA train is like a surrogate to Tisch library, minus the librarian with the lazy eye.

I haven't been able to explore Philly as much as I had hoped since I only go into the city when I have class. Now that I'm settled with my courses (actually, I should be studying for my midterms right now...), I'm looking for a clinical research job at a local hospital in Philly--either the Hospital of the University of Philadelphia or Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Hopefully, I'll get a job soon, and I'll let you know how it goes!