Aug

6

Who needs a crystal ball when you’re this predictable?

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[photos taken August 5th & 6th, 2007]
i sure do have fond memories of bumming around all day, every day last summer with Maddy. those were the days… !
huge hearty happy heart-warming healthy congratulations to the MED 5’s that wrote the Comprehensive Basic Science shelf exam yesterday! i hope you enjoyed the grad dinner […]

Jun

22

Still funny cuz it’s still true

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i was surprised to learn the other day that a fellow med student had never heard of scutmonkey’s 12 Types of Med Students. here they (we?) are in all their (our?) glory.
which one are you?

Dec

25

Happy holidays!

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wishing you all a very merry Christmas filled with friends, family, and deliciously fattening food. i hope you are enjoying whatever version of the holidays you prefer and are looking forward to great things in 2008.
`J XO
PS: this photo was taken last year before we headed to Tulum. today promises equally sunny and […]

Nov

26

Just to contrast yesterday’s post…

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i received an email from my dad this afternoon. it was a photo of him bundled up to his chin in a winter jacket and a huge furry hat with big ear flaps. there’s nothing quite like November in Saskatchewan.
this time last year, Prince George, British Columbia was enjoying -36 degree C weather […]

Oct

27

How many ways are there to say “I miss you”?

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Jonathan went to visit his family in Montreal this week. he left today. and i guess it’s technically closer, but for some reason feels farther away…
today’s photo is (i’m pretty sure) the very first Jennifer and Jonathan photo in existence. it was taken at a wedding in July 2005. in hindsight, […]

Oct

25

This time last year…

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October 25th, 2006 was our first day of snow(!) in Prince George.

Oct

15

2 years ago

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i just spent 15 minutes (nah, it was more than that) TOO MUCH time browsing my archives looking for the Jennifer Meets Jonathan story that i posted ages ago. this November it will be three whole years of ups and downs together and i thought the original story might be fun to re-share.
but i […]

Feb

15

Money, money, money

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one of the things i had to consider before applying to an offshore medical school is how much more it would cost, compared to canadian schools.
that, and how the heck was i planning to pay for it??
surprisingly, MUA’s tuition is actually quite reasonable. with a favourable exchange rate, their ~$7000US/semester is pretty close to […]

Feb

14

My first moment [from the archives]

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with another spring break on the horizon, i was recently remembering my doctor shadowing trip up to fort st. john exactly two years ago. in hindsight, i am still amazed and blown away at how freaking cool that trip was. all the stuff i got to see and do as a mere pre-med […]