Today was day one. And I’m feeling overwhelmed.

I’m sure that feeling will subside, if not exactly pass. But today served to remind me how great my knowledge gap is. Belen Cardenas patiently gave me a crash course in biochemistry, as well as a little lesson on Spanish vowels. And now, it’s swimming around in my (still slightly concussed) brain. I feel like my kids look at the end of a long day.

And that’s enough whining for one day. I have a lab safety manual and background articles on salmonella to read.

*update:Chapter 1 of the LSM and 14 pages of Salmonella background articles read. Now to see what I actually retain…