For Lynsi!

So Lynsi, here you go!  I grabbed a few pictures from my little life here at school and I think they paint a fun picture of campus, and what I do here.  Enjoy!

Welcome to Midwestern University!  This huge banner was used at a booth a few weeks ago, and I liked it.  It shows some of my friends at school working with our faculty, etc.

When you first pull into campus, this is the first area you see.

Fountains and grass are priceless here in Arizona and I love how our campus is so green and beautifully landscaped.

I come out here most days for lunch and sit on my bench...kind of like Dad did at USU.  

After a simple lunch or in-between classes I like to come out here and play some basketball.  Nothing like outdoor basketball with friends in January :)

I've never played V-ball here but they keep the sand really nice, and students are always playing a game here after school.

This is our lab where we learn to be Dentists.  I love all the windows, and I feel really spoiled to have all new top of the line equipment...to break :)

This year they completed this new 2500 person auditorium/classrooms building.  We meet here each day for our classes.

This is a view inside the auditorium's lobby, with lots of good places to sit and study/talk.

The auditorium can be divided into several smaller rooms, which is how it is during most days.  This section is our room where we meet every day for our lectures.

Everybody in AZ was excited for the Cardinals when the Superbowl was upcoming.  One day we were able to drop our dress code and we all wore shirts to support our Cardinals.  It sure was fun to have a good team to cheer for!

Each week we are divided up into small groups and we learn about a clinical condition that a "make belief patient" has, and then we go research specific objectives and present as a group to a member of our faculty.  I've really learned a lot with this.

Here is my little lab friend who I named "Sam".

On lab days we have small learning groups and part time educator/dentists who come in and teach us the practical side of dentistry.  These are my friends who sit closest to me and our instructors. 

One of the biggest reasons I came here was because of our Dean.  He is on the far right of this picture.  I have so much to learn from him, and I am excited I have 4 years to milk with him close by.  This picture was taken on the morning of the Tour de Cure.  A bike race which helps raise money to cure Diabetes.  I didn't ride in it, but I did some simple volunteering in the morning.

So now you've seen the majority of what I see each day.  Besides our small lunch room and the ping-pong tables...you've now had the grand tour :)  I really am loving being here and I honestly smile to myself each day as I walk around campus.  I couldn't have asked to be at a better place!