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December

December hours: 7.5, total hours: 12.5 In December, I continued to help my classmate Uma for 3 hours to make holiday greeting cards for children. I also volunteered to work two shifts at the "Supernova" event which was a special nighttime farmer's market hosted by crescent city farmer's market. I had never been to a farmer's market in New Orleans until I went to volunteer there. The nighttime market featured live music, lighted exhibits, and many stands selling local groceries and food. During the 3pm-5pm shift, I worked with a fellow classmate, John in whatever was needed to help the vendors. For the 7pm-9:30pm shift, I helped many vendors take down their tents as well as help the Crescent City Farmer's Market partners Friends of Lafitte Greenway.  As for the curriculum this month, we went over the GI and Neoplasia pharmacology. I found this unit to be highly relevant as we went over cancer chemotherapy drugs as well as common cancers such as Leukemia. Cancer