Oct

31

14 months down, 6 to go…

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[previous monthly letters: 13… 12… 11… 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1]

dearest Nevis,
new month and a new pool and a new view and a new roommate.
life just gets better and better.
hurricane Omar blew through in the middle of the month, but nobody noticed as much as the beachside resorts like […]

Oct

31

Itsy bitsy

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“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly,
‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy;
The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I’ve a many curious things to shew when you are there.”
~ Mary Howitt
we like the spiders and lizards more than the flies, mosquitoes and […]

Oct

29

Today we learned about aspirin. That is all.

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i know i said in my last post that i’m tired — and i am — but i’m happy. there still isn’t any other place in the world i would rather be.
i probably won’t have the energy to bend over and tie up my shoelaces for a little while, but i think that’s okay. […]

Oct

27

Marathon? What marathon?

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“A mind too active is no mind at all.”
~ Theodore Roethke
i’m the one stuck at the watering hole with a plastic cup of Gatorade in my hand and a glazed look in my eyes. my number is skewed and crumpled and barely pinned to my sweaty shirt. my shoelaces are coming undone. […]

Oct

27

It’s cleaner than when I lived there. That’s the point, right?

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i spent a couple of hours at the old place yesterday afternoon sweeping and cleaning and defrosting and mopping and chasing a lost goat off the porch and saying goodbye. final walk-through with my landlady should be sometime this week. keeping my fingers crossed for a friendly deposit return.

Oct

25

The Demise of the Physical Exam

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after posting yesterday’s photo of my grandpa’s medical tools from 1952, Brandon commented that he was surprised at how little things have changed. and it’s true. even the trusty stethoscope evolved a bit, but has remained largely the same since the 1940s. i found myself wondering if the lack of technological advancement […]

Oct

24

Physical Diagnosis practical midterm

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“Every patient carries her or his own doctor inside.”
~ Albert Schweitzer
learn. do. teach.
we are finally on step 2.
this week, we were graded on our first hands-on patient-interactive exam. we had to dress up in professional clothes and wear a white coat and drape a stethoscope around our neck and stand in front of someone […]

Oct

21

Home sweet basement suite

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yes, we spent pretty much the first 48 hours straight doing laundry. with a dryer!
other than that, we are settling in. cooking dinner at home. enjoying the gym and new internet connection and generator when the power goes down.
life is good and school remains crazy. today i had my Physical Diagnosis […]

Oct

19

Hurricane Omar: Aftermath

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there was a bit of water to be cleaned up in our new place from Omar last week (and all the rain that came after he left) and the power at my house hasn’t been on since Thursday evening.
so, we spent an hour adventuring around the island on our way to grab breakfast […]

Oct

17

Moving day

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how on earth does a girl that arrives with 4 legal airplane weight suitcases end up with so much stuff in just over a year?
thank you for all the wonderful care packages! i saved every box and boy, are they coming in handy.
i have un-hung and folded away my kitchen curtains made of […]

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