Meet...Christine
Name: Christine Rowland.Department: Nursing—OR Holding.
How
long at MUSC: Six years.
City you were born in: Portsmouth, Va.
Family: Husband, Billy; three children; Alison, 16, Tommy, 12, and Lilly, 7. Two Border Collie pups, Cody and Cult, and an old German Shepherd, Co-Co.
Favorite book: “Angela's Ashes” by Frank McCourt.
Favorite room in house: The kitchen. I love to cook.
Favorite music: Anything played with an acoustic guitar.
Ingredient you must have in your refrigerator: Garlic.
What do you like most about Charleston: My family’s heritage, we have been here forever.
Least favorite chore: Laundry—it never ends!
Bad habit: Talking too much.
Pet peeve: Getting stuck behind slow walkers.
Plans for the future: Raise my children.
Hobbies, activities in your free time: Shopping and going to the beach.
How do you stay fit: I try to work out at the gym.
Biggest personal challenge: Being patient and accepting what I can not change.
Your idea of a perfect vacation: Sailing in the Caribbean.
Some thing people don’t know about you: I have always wanted to join the Peace Corps.
Most rewarding thing about your job: Helping
the patients and their families cope with a stressful situation.
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