Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts

9.27.2012

Camping!

What a wonderful day, Dr. Boyfriend and Sancho are on their way to meet me right now and we will be camping for two nights by a lake in the mountains. I love camping, there is just something about being outside with nature that is soul-inspiring. And it is Dr. Boyfriend's first camping trip, so that will be a first for "us" too. I'm very excited!

In other non-related news:  I'm still at two interviews but they are both booked, confirmed and on the horizon. I have been reading a new-to-me-blog that is informative and relevant to my future job as pediatric neurologist. I owe this find to Grady Doctor. If you have any interesest in child neuro, epilepsy or raising a special needs kid then a moon, worn as if had been a shell is worth checking out. And in ode to my new find (the author likes poetry) I am posting one of my favorite poem's of all time. Because it reminds me of being outside, enjoying the moment and also everything I still need to do with respect to this year, matching, life, etc.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep. 
-Robert Frost



10.30.2010

T-46= the calm before the storm?

Tropical Storm Tomas has now been upgraded to a Cat 1 Hurricane. It doesn't look like Grenada is in its direct path so while that is good news I still worry that tropical storm conditions may mean loss of electricity so I'm enjoying my a/c and lights for now and keeping my fingers crossed. There is an ill defined wind not blowing from any certain direction and rain off and on... I've never really lived in hurricane territory before, it is a strange feeling, this eerie calm... 

This is the latest email from the school:  

GRENADA REMAINS UNDER TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
All students, faculty and staff are advised to remain at home/in shelter until the warning is lifted.



Picture above- our water supply, as they turned our water off last night. We are currently using water from our holding tank but this is our supply of "fresh water" until this is over.

3.12.2010

Rumors- true and otherwise

I just checked my school email and this is the opening line:

"There are wild rumors circulating about the water shortage, most of which are very far from the truth."

The only rumor I have heard is that if the water shortage gets bad enough they will evacuate us to NY.  Now I didn't even believe that one for a millisecond but it was entertaining...

But that is the thing about med school at SGU, rumors abound.

Take 4th term for instance. There have been many rumors... I can not dispute or confirm any of them yet.  But so far, I have loved it. Classes are interesting (I mean, it is pathology, this is why we came to medical school, to learn what goes wrong with the human body. Is it a lot of work?  Yes, but I wouldn't expect otherwise? No. ) Now, I know we are only s/p 2 weeks of path but so far the lectures are good, this could change, but for now, I am content going to class. Lab is great, mainly because I love my group and it is empowering to have to learn a topic and teach it to 12 of your peers in 10 minutes while be watched by an MD tutor.  Clinical skills patients are amazing and  heart warming.... I. e. the elderly Grenadian women who answered all of my questions, "Yes doctor" (I wanted to take her home with me.) Clinical skills do matter and what better way to learn then interview "actor" patients and try to elicit information to make a diagnosis.

So all I am saying is, two weeks in, I am happy with path, this could all change, but for NOW medical school is good and I am not going to worry about tomorrow until it gets here. However, it is time to go study my weekend away... I can't wait!

***Full disclaimer. I may be especially giddy at the moment because three weeks from today our first path exam and micro midterm will be history and I'll be in NY for a long Easter weekend. That and because today is Friday I didn't have 2 or 4 hours of lab, so instead I took a 2 hour siesta and naps make me happy!

1.21.2010

Other Talents

Well rounded, diverse, interesting people, these are some of the reasons that I love medicine. My colleagues are amazing. I went sailing today and was too sea-sick to take pictures but I did have a few interesting conversations and it is always nice to be on the water... 

My path group is formed and I am very excited about my group but we are having a hard time coming up with a name. If you have witty ideas please feel free to comment, suggestions are welcome!

In the search for a name a member sent me this fun video. 
Which reminds me, Doctor Boyfriend was in a band during medical school. There is a grand piano on campus and in the search for playing privileges and key I was asked to join the campus Choral Group. I'm not really that great of a singer but it might be fun to be in a Grenadian choir. Bourne Lecture Hall 5:30pm Fridays if you are interested, they are looking for 40 voices.