The CDL was in full swing this morning and we were able to screen five children. We were able to screen a pair of two brothers, both with PE-Tubes in their ears. It was a great experience for all of us to see what these tubes look like and their effects on the screening process. Also today we screened a wide age range. Two of the children were over five years old, well others were two. Especially with the two year old's, we had to stay pretty lively and animated, and Ted reminded us to always be energetic and enthusiastic when working with a young populations. As we left the CDL, we all agreed that we have gained a lot of experience throughout the trip and that we have truly grown into a great team that can naturally work together each day.
After the CDL it was time for us to embark on our journey to UK. We hoped in the car at 11:15, so that we could make it to Lexington in time for our 12:30 appointment. Lexington is one of the largest cities in Kentucky and has a population of 300,000 people. We all know UK for it's amazing basketball team, but I was very excited to see what it's College of Health Science's had to offer. We met with Sharon Stewart, Ed.D., the Interim Dean and Professor of the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences. Dean Stewart gave us a great overview of the Lexington area and UK in general, and ultimately discussed both the masters and doctorate programs available at UK in the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her overview was very detailed and gave us a great feel for UK. After the overview, Dean Stewart showed us around the entire Speech and Hearing clinic and even brought us into one of the classrooms. It was a great tour and all of us felt as though their clinic was HUGE. It was a nice, brand new facility. After the tour we all set out to explore the campus and, naturally, hit up the bookstore. We all got various UK items for both ourselves and our families.
After UK, we went to Hall's on the River, which is a restaurant that claim's it serves southern food with a twist. We all were very hungry and were able to sample a ton of great foods. We were able to eat such things as, beer cheese nachos, Hot Brown's, fried pickles, deep fried oreos and tons of sea food. One thing is for sure, we have never had a bad meal in Kentucky. After Hall's we returned to the campus and throughout the night talked, watched movies, and laughed. We are all having a lot of fun, but naturally the night ended early, as we all went to bed to be rested for our early hearing screenings the next day!
Outside of the Bookstore.
The UK Bookstore. Just a little bit bigger than Elmira's.
I finally got to have a Hot Brown. Delicious!
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| Of Course we had to finish the meal with some deep fried Oreos. |
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