12:45pm Tuesday,February 21:

I had less than 30 minutes to finish up my lab notebook and eat my lunch before a 4 hour lab.

My sister enjoyed watching me struggle, thankfully she ran down to the campus food court to grab me a fork. I was on a time crunch!

Sure. I could have done the work beforehand but I was busy cramming for a microbio exam and wasting time. #collegelife

Thankfully I had a pre-packaged lunch to throw together.

• Packaged Caesar salad from Giant (with dressing, croutons and parmesan cheese)
• Grilled boneless chicken marinaded in Shan Tandoori Chicken Masala
• Few avocado slices

The real working lunch.

Yes, I was still hungry after I ate it, but it was totally delicious. Think Indian Salad?

And I got all my lab work done.

I think after this first week, I will add a widget to the side with all the new OurSisterLife videos instead of posting them before class as a blog post.

I have two things I want to share tonight.

1) I have not seen scores this high on any quiz or test in many, manyyyy years. I am not sure if the class is easy or if eating lunch before lab is the magic trick.

Either way I am happy.

No, I am not bragging as I have made it quite clear as to what I usually get on quizzes.

Ok, I am bragging.

And of course I made my mom hang them on the front door because this may never happen again.

2) Wegman’s is coming to Columbia and I am in BIG trouble.

My mom was out shopping and picked up some Indian curry tofu and palak and paneer for dinner. And it was seriously the best tofu I had ever eaten.

Like I said, we are going to be in trouble if I have to wait till June for the location near me to open.

Since my Saturday was super epic, I kept Sunday super lame because I had some studying to do….

I think it’s a lot harder to get back on track with normal day to day type things after doing something fun.

I was not super starving for breakfast so I started to nibble on a muffin top, but I decided to make a breakfast out of the whole darn thing.

I also had some almond milk to dip my muffin in with a side of Vitamin C. NYC did  number on my lungs and felt a tad off, but I was fine later on in the day.

My sister is obsessed with the seafood salad at our local Giant and she only buys enough for her self. I guess she was sick of having to share some with me so she left me some.

Thanks sissy!

My mom made some of her epic pizza and they only left a small slice for me, this is what happens when you don’t rush up to grab some food in my house.

Yes, I think that slice is small.

My mom grabbed me some sparkling lemon lime, it was really good!

For dinner I had some potatoes roasted in French onion dip mix and a grilled chicken caser salad.

I am so glad I had a day of delicious eats because studying was not fun at all.

Checkout my sister being studious, no need for a desk over here!

Happy Monday. Pfft, who am I kidding? No one is happy today.

But we have a new OurSisterLife episode:

Yesterday, my mom, and my friend Taylor and I took a bus trip to NYC!

I only had two things I wanted to do on the trip:

1) Eat NY style pizza.

2) Eat a cupcake the size of my face.

Hahaha, checkout the derp m&m face.

For pizza we went to Angelo’s pizza at the recommendation of a Starbucks barista.

We got a large pizza with 1/2 mozzarella and the other half with no cheese, sundried tomatoes, roasted peppers, olives and fresh basil. I do have to say that the non cheese side was my favorite.

And I love cheese.

I will be honest, I totally squealed with delight when we walked past Crumbs.

I could not pick out a cupcake so I went with two, Red Velvet and the Sea Salt Caramel.

I am a total tourist and I love it!

We ate our cupcakes in Central Park and the weather was so lovely, it only started getting cold and rainy at the end of our trip.

My first thought when I saw the size of the cupcakes was holy moly, they are so big!

I loved the cake, it was moist and the icing was good too and my favorite part was the sprinkles on top .

But over all g-town is still my fav.

It was definitely a surreal moment being in famous central park.

After a cupcake break we hit the stores. My mom bought a bunch of scarves and other souvenirs.

I did not really want to buy anything so I just talked to people and got NYC eye make-up done.

We went to the largest Sephora in North America and it was a total party inside.

Since it was so cold, we stopped for Starbucks like 3 times. Thankfully they have a Starbucks on every block with nice bathrooms.

For dinner my mom and I wanted Indian food, and after asking many people for recommendations (they had none) I looked up a place on my phone with good reviews.

And that is how we ended up at Baluchi’s for dinner.

I am so glad the food was geared towards the non-spicy eaters because I was not looking to eat a super spicy meal before a 3 hour bus ride home.

For dinner my mom and I split Papri Chaat

and Shrimp Biryani

And Taylor had her first Indian food experience with some chicken and rice.

If you are looking for Indian food a few blocks away from Times Square, I would recommend Baluchi’s.

I had a super fun time in NYC but I am happy to be home, my lungs appreciate it as well!

This was my first trip back since I went in 2010 where I had my first Broadway experience, and now I can say that I was a total tourist in NYC.

And I accomplished everything on my list, I had pizza in NYC and a cupcake the size of my face!

The weather yesterday, (Thursday) was so lovely, I took a picture just to share it with you.

I use rainy and gross days to not do my hair, what is the point? Who is with me on this one?

Car dancing action shot!

Anyways, the people at McDonald’s hooked me up with some free coupons to try out some products.

“Looking to save a couple bucks and escape the cold during the frigid Baltimore winter?  McDonald’s Family Restaurants of Greater Baltimore has just the solution and it comes in the form of their delicious Premium Roast Coffee, any size, for only a $1!!! It will warm you right up! McDonald’s Premium Roast Coffee is made with 100 percent Arabica beans and freshly brewed every 30 minutes. Only the finest fully-ripened beans are used, ensuring great taste and you cannot beat the cost!”

McDonald’s $1 Any Small Coffee promotion will go until Saturday, March 31, 2012 at all McDonald’s in the Greater Baltimore area

I got a Caramel Mocha and a Apple Cinnamon Walnut Oatmeal. I am by no means an oatmeal person, but it was more liquidly than chunky so I did not mind eating it.

And my mom got a decaf McDonald’s Premium Roast Coffee, she can be a bit of a coffee snob and wished that it was a tad hotter.

I actually liked it. And it made for a great snack during my night class. Seriously, classes during dinner time are torture!

Today I am off on a fun day trip with my Mom, recap will be up tomorrow!

Let’s do this, thanks Katie!

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1. Post these rules.
2. You must post 11 random things about yourself.
3. Answer the questions set for you in their post.
4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
5. Tag them on Twitter, Facebook or their blog.

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11 Random Things About Me

1) In the winter time, my one hand  is ice cold and the other hand is warm.

2) My name Sana (Arabic) means brilliance and radiance.

3) I was raised without a TV till the age of 15? Go books!

4) My first solo flight was to London in the summer of 2010.

5) I don’t know how to swim.

6) I don’t have a middle name.

7) I don’t enjoy watching movies, and I usually watch a handful in a year. I can only do sitcoms.

In true Indian fashion, I love eating with my hands.

9) I strongly dislike wearing shoes and socks, and I am usually in flip-flops or VFF’s.

10) My favorite cereal as a child was Golden Grahams.

11) When I was six-years-old I got lost at Six Flags and I have never been back.

11 Random Questions

1. Which states have you visited? TX,PA,NJ,NY,DE,IL,MI,WI,IN,OH,MN,NC,AZ,NV,and CA
2. What’s your favorite talk show and why? Ellen, she makes my heart happy.
3. If you could live abroad, where would you choose? Switzerland, hello chocolate!
4. If you could change something about your home/where you live, without worrying about expense or mess, what would you do? Add a pool and more bathrooms.
5. What’s under your bed? Nothing.
6. How far away from your birthplace do you live now? I never moved away.
7. Do you sing in the shower? No, I brush my teeth.
8. Would you rather swim in a pool, lake, or beach?  I like the beach to smell the ocean,read and lay. Need to work on the swimming bit.
9. What was the last movie you saw? Safe House
10. Who was the last person you received a text message from? Why are they important to you? Mom, she feeds me and loves me.
11. Do you like to ice skate? YES! Super bummed I did not have anyone to go with this winter.

Everyone reading this post, answer the following questions:

1) What was the first movie you ever saw?

2) What did you do for your 21st birthday?

3) Who do you talk to everyday?

4) Do you have a name picked our for your first born? If so, what is it?

5) Cupcakes or cookies?

6) Would you ever eat a rat’s tail for $50?

7) What does your name mean?

Do you like to sleep on your side?

9) What is your favorite flavor of toothpaste?

10) What was your most expensive purchase?

11) Did you ever have an imaginary friend?

I can’t wait to read your answers!

I am not so sure if yellow is my color but I do love this shirt from Under Amour.

Adult Life= Eating fruits instead of snagging a leftover cupcake at work.

Wednesday is always my busy teaching day, I taught a walking class, ab crunch and a bootcamp class. The best thing about being a fitness instructor is that I get to work with a variety of fitness levels. And I love that as my personal fitness level has changed over the years my classes have changed as well.

Yesterday, I was teaching my usual ab crunch class when I noticed a girl struggling to do a plank and as usual I went over to help her with her from. However after talking to her, I noticed that she had a physical disability that prevented her from speaking clearly and having full control of her limbs.

I helped her modify the plank and went on with the rest of the class, I did not want to single her out in front of everyone (or anyone else struggling with proper form) so when I have to say something to someone, I usually do it when everyone is working on an individual move and I speak in a low voice.

The next class after ab crunch I was teaching was boot camp and I noticed that the girl stayed for that class. Some of the activities in the class involve running, throwing and catching a ball, she tried her best but was unable to run and catch the medicine ball. So I suggested that she could walk, while everyone else ran, but I could see people bumping into her as she was walking ( they did not do it on purpose). I wanted to make sure, she herself did not get hurt as well as everyone else.

Now, during training to become a fitness instructor at my school we were told that if someone seems physically ill (dizzy ect) we should advise them to stop working out and to come back when they were feeling better. Or seek medical attention.

I did not want to ask the girl to leave the class, and I tired my best to modify the workout for her but I noticed that she was in the way of the people who were doing the drills that we were working on.

I don’t always know the proper thing to do in certain situations and this was one of those situations. I wanted to talk to her after class to see how she felt, but she was gone by the time I finished cleaning up.

And I am not sure what I would do if she shows up to one of my classes again. I love working with people of various fitness abilities and I adapt to make sure my class is geared to the physical level of the majority of the class. And I feel like I did that in this situation, but I can’t help but wonder if I could have done things differently.