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Studying Dietetics in a Notoriously Delicious Place
Hi I’m Syrah, like the wine.
Have you ever heard anyone say anything even slightly bad about the food in New Orleans (NOLA)?
Have you ever heard of Dietetics? Well its my life right now as I settle into my cozy uptown apartment just minutes from Magazine Street and Audubon Park. I’m realizing that I landed in a pretty sweet place to finish up the requirements to become a Registered Dietitian (RD)!
Its currently day 5 of my Dietetic Internship at Tulane, which, by the way is designed to prepare me in all aspects of Dietetics -”the integration and application of principles of nutritional science, biochemistry, food science, physiology, food systems management, behavioral science and social science in order to achieve or maintain the health of an individual or group of individuals.”
Its all been tiring and actually really interesting so far. My director is so cool and cares about her students so much. This is the 9th educational institution I will have attended in the past 6 years (this includes study abroad, summer school, etc.) and I have to tell you, the registration process, obtaining my ID, the library tour, e-mail and password assignment, the confusion of trying to find my way to the library, is becoming old hat. Someone, make an effort to standardize these processes, please!
Its storming outside pretty badly – Hurricane Ike is heading into Texas as I write and we are feeling the side effects of it here in The Big Easy. Really windy!!!
OH, so to get to the point – in addition to my internship, my sidekick and I plan to hunt down some of the amazing cajun, creole and Southern cookin’ that makes this city famous. I’d like it to be sortoff healthy and locally sourced too. Let’s see what I can find.
Last night we ate beignets & cafe au lait at THE CAFE DU MONDE in the French Quarter for dinner, and listened to a funky cool jazz violinist while we watched a few people stroll by. (I can’t take credit for the pics, but they depict the scene pretty well).
My computer completely crashed a few days ago and the Mac Genius diagnosed it with a totally defunct hard drive. It might be treatable. But a new Mac is on the way from China as we speak! I look forward to letting you know what kind of healthy delectables I find around here.
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