Marathon? What marathon?
“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. which direction was the finish line.. ?
my brain is tired. you could probably call me mentally burned out right about now. and i think at least part of it has to do with the fact that i have been off this island for a grand total of 2 weeks in the last 14 months.
i need my mom.
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October 27th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Man. I wish I could send your Mom to you. I know this feeling from going thru nursing school. pure hell. Also, probably not as hellish as med school away from your family. Sending you a mom hug!
October 27th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
awww honey … sending you a hug, technically i’m a mom though not your mom but its still a mom hug (well someone’s mom anyway) … hug!
October 28th, 2008 at 1:17 am
I’ll proxy my hug to Brandon … or Juan Mann …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4
October 28th, 2008 at 6:21 am
She might be burned out, but she is still doing awesome in school and kicking my butt as usual : ) What do I have to do to beat her on a quiz or exam?? Probably give her Halothane and Succinylcholine and put her in Malignant Hyperthermia : P Lucky for her I can’t get the drugs LOL…
October 28th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Seriously, you are doing so great: being a med student, take care of your boyfrind, moving to a new place, planning awesome birthdays, being involved in the Nevisian community. You do so much! I think you are truly amazing! X-mas is coming soon! Take care!
October 28th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
As Marnie McBean says, “Suck it up Princess.”
You’ll feel this way for the rest of your training, and possibly for the rest of your career.
And as I like to say, “Life is hard, and then you die.”
But seriously, I hear you. This is hard, and the culture shock, and change, and the constant having to know shit is wearying. But since it isn’t going to go away any time soon, try to forget about the finish line and work really hard on putting one foot ahead of the other.
October 28th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
It could be worse…you could be doing med school (or something slightly similar) in a place like, say, toronto.
and living in a place that your parents own (aka their house)
and like, not only NOT living with your boyfriend but not even having said boyfriend
and maybe like…freezing your bum off every day because it’s almost winter
and…squishing onto an overly crowded bus every day where people don’t think twice about clocking you in the head with their elbow.
Yes, you could be me.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
i read these comments only to see what sarah has to say :) i sympathise. i just froze my bum off taking the baby for a walk in pouring rain. because baby won’t sleep unless she’s been out. and pushing the buggy with one hand while holding the umbrella in the other is not as easy as it may seem.
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Oh thank God I don’t have a baby!!! I think I’d die.