Brandon and i spend our early mornings on the internet, late mornings and afternoons studying, evenings watching old episodes of “House, M.D.” and just about any time in between feeling guilty for not studying more. our brains are done. i’m still nervous for Monday, but i would have preferred to write this stupid exam weeks ago. i probably would have scored better 2 weeks ago than i will 2 days from now. i’m thankful this isn’t the real thing.
i sit in front of the computer to do practice questions online, and my mind hop-skips-jumps over to the fantasy of where i’ll be and what i’ll be doing (or eating or how much i’ll be sleeping) this time next week. i open up First Aid randomly somewhere in the middle to re-re-review and my brain tells me i should start packing (or cleaning or loading my iPod with tunes and audiobooks for the long trip home). i pull out a pile of BRS flashcards and flip through a couple, but my eyes can only see to do lists that have nothing to do with school.
i believe Topher called this “the unexpected suck of the last week.”
thankfully, Brandon’s parents are here to distract us and keep us smiling.
today i am off to school to spend 5 hours re-learning Basic Life-Saving skills like CPR and the Heimlich maneuver. paperwork proof of these skills is a pre-requisite for clinical rotations in the USA and definitely good to brush up on once in awhile. plus, it’s 5 hours i don’t have to feel guilty for not wanting to study. win-win!
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photo: stacks of homemade flashcards from MED 1 through 3. i found them while digging up stuff to sell at the MED 5 garage sale. not sure how much these little beauties would have gone for.
I’m sitting in a sears auto center thinking about how I should be writing a paper….. your entry made me laugh. Sometimes I have to stop studying and get new brakes. Life….must always still be lived.
I’m still sooooo proud of you. You continue to inspire me.
Ah cue card stacks, how I love thee. Last year I found an awesome thing…cue cards bound in a little flip-chart type book. So I bought about 10 million of them, and it makes it so much easier to review on my long subway rides.
Anyway..you’re almost there…I’m almost there…can you believe it?!?! Anyway, you’ve heard all that before, so on to other things….what’s the big surprise?!?! where’s the announcement?!!? come on!!
Dear Jen! You are so amazing! And almost done! A little more than one day left!
I am so curious about this surprise I read about aroung here! Can’t wait to know what it is, but I think I have a little idea… Take care!
‘Y, hearty congratulations for getting to the end of your island studies. I must admit, I shall miss hearing of your island adventures but I am looking forward to the next adventure(s). I especially look forward to you reuniting with the sweet soul that is Maddy.
Haha, a few months ago I was at my parents’ place, and I discovered my cue cards from 1st year. There must have been 2000 flash cards, all meticulously filled with neurology and hematology and what not that I’ve since forgotten. Your stacks are particularly impressive!
Best of luck finishing up on the island! You’re soooo close, hurray!
(I’d better go study!)
Glad my parents are here as well and I wish that yours were here to enjoy the days as well. I hope my parents can be yours for a bit and that you have enjoyed the time with my family as much as I have enjoyed the time with you and them!! Good luck tomorrow baby : )
I don’t think I studied even one minute during my last week (ok, maybe month!).
I just enjoyed the beauty of the island, probably had one too many beers, and made sure to visit all my Dominican friends to tell them goodbye.
But guess what? I don’t regret it for a second! :)