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Orthodontist Shadowing 5/31

I shadowed Dr. Scott McClure at McClure Orthodontics at his office in Raleigh. I witnessed a few more patients get their braces on for the first time. Dr. McClure explained to me how orthodontics would be around for a very long time, as teeth aren’t going anywhere, and the at home Invisalign people are starting to purchase is actually damaging the consumers teeth.

Orthodontist Shadowing 5/26

I shadowed Dr. Scott McClure at McClure Orthodontics at his office in Garner. I witnessed a few more patients get their braces on for the first time. I also had the opportunity to witness how Dr. McClure deals with problems in real time, such as scheduling issues. I learned that although most of Dr. McClure’s knowledge is from his time in residency, a lot of what he knows is from experience.

Orthodontist Shadowing 5/25

I shadowed Dr. Scott McClure at McClure Orthodontics at his office in Raleigh. I had the opportunity to observe one patient get their braces on for the very first time, and Dr. McClure bounce around from patient to patient. I learned that many orthodontists have very limited prior knowledge when it comes to running a business, which is why Dr. McClure advised me to not start a practice right after residency.

UNC School of Dentistry Tour 5/24

I toured the UNC Adams School of Dentistry. I had the opportunity to practice my orthodontic skills on a fake mouth with some orthodontic instruments, which I was bad at. I also had the opportunity to observe a dental lab, where I observed how retainers and other 3D items in the dental world were created.

NCO Ariana

Thanks for the wonderful experience, NCO! I will miss all of you.

PS: Thanks to my work being not mentally stressing, I got the chance to listen to many audiobooks while working and have learned a lot of new things. I learned about Islam’s third revival in Egypt, figured out how to reverse psychology my mother, and also opened my first savings account and IRA.

#WORKSMARTERNOTHARDER 😎😎😎😎😎😎💦

Opera and the Spectrum of Human Experience

My Favorite Topic and possibly the reason why opera is so powerful: it has the ability to vulnerably portray the whole spectrum of the human experience with a combination of instrument and voice. Attending an opera is like seeing a Psychologist, but much cheaper. Operas portray the effects of depression, home sickness, schizophrenia, love, long-distance relationships, infidelity, jealousy, rage, revenge, etc. and confront issues such as sexism (Ex: Marnie), and racism (Sanctuary Road). They span time from 1597 to present and are set in an uncountable number of times and places (Exs: 1800s Italy/France 1960s England 1000 Scotland, Slave South US and many more).

NCO Ariana

Operas next season! I spent the whole day copying the 552-page score for Porgy and Bess. Needless to say, we now have a love-hate relationship. Oh, what am I saying!? Nothing could take away from this American classic! I still love it and will make sure to attend more than once next year. I can only be thankful to NCO for promoting works of its kind and so bringing in outstanding diverse talent.

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