Changes

Since I have finished the classroom portion of my second year things have certainly changed. I have moved into my roommates room (since she has moved out) so now I have my own room. Which is both awesome and weird. I mean, I LOVE my privacy - I could walk around naked if I wanted (but I don't, so you don't have to worry!); at the same time, it is odd. At night, I feel homesick and then I can't fall asleep. It is so odd. Perhaps it is because I am in a different room and it is just change coming through in a weird way. I dunno, but I don't like it.

Everybody seems to have left town now too. Two of my good friends are out of town and my other really close friend has been a hermit at her townhouse while the other girl I sometimes study with has had her Mum in town since the weekend. So, I've been studying all by myself. Except for this evening when an acquaintance (I don't know her well enough to call her a friend) sat with me and studied boards until about 10 o'clock tonight. It was great to have human contact (since I've been cooped up in my room for two days studying and then sitting around all day today studying alone), but man, she was annoying. Every time we talked it seemed like she was saying how fast she learns and how she remembers everything she ever reads. This made me barf in my mouth a little bit. Some people.

Today was the graduation picnic at school. I decided that I would go and 'watch' the picnic whilst studying some drugs and doing some practice questions. It was a pleasant distraction because I could really get some studying done and still see people (man, what an antisocial life med school causes!) I decided that there was enough food for the graduates and their families that I could grab some food too. I had a huge burger, chips, potato salad, fruit, cookies, and a pop. I figure- I am paying enough money to go to school here that I, in some way, shape, or form, have paid for at least a part of that meal. I might as well partake It was great and it stuck with me for a long time too - good brain food!

This picnic really made me think how fast time goes. Today I am sitting on my butt memorizing infection after infection, drug after drug, and have never 'really' seen a real patient in my life and in two years I will be attending that picnic and will become a doctor the next day. That is only two years!!!!! I think that it is amazing how much I will learn in the next two years. How exciting. Also, I will definitely know what I will be when I 'grow-up'. It would be great to fast forward to see what kind of doctor I will end up. Family medicine? OB/GYN? Surgery? Who knows. But, as of now, I have to just get past this next month and pass my darn boards. Which are a bit daunting at the moment since I have so much to get through still. Hopefully it will come together in the end.

Well, sorry for the long post. I had a lot to write about! Good night!!!!!!!!!

- Me