So it's been a wonderful winter break. Mostly because it was very much needed and I utilized to the full extent by catching up with family, friends, food and sleep. These are starting to become luxuries in life - I guess I'm finally entering adult life.
This break started out very interesting. At first, I sighed with relief to finish the term....I was home again. But on the other hand, I was constantly fiddling in my head about stress. I didn't have anything to stress about. So I was stressed, worried, constantly looking for panic attacks or some sort of heavy pressure on my body (like when you sit in a garbage bag with your head out and vacuum it out....you feel the atmospheric pressure and basically can't move even if you tried as hard as you can...you guys should try this, it's fun). And then the dreams....the dreams with random medical information I've learned in Biochem....or Anatomy. But mostly Biochem. Ceruloplasmin to be specific.
After two weeks of this, our family got together with our cousins. Getting together with family relaxed me a bit. The medical school dreams started to wear off. I was "away" from my home in the US but still with family. I always had a constant urge to learn something new though. So I started learning Word of the Day. Zeitgeist, Taciturn, Duckboard, Raillery....and it's about to stop soon because I'm losing interest.
I also did manage to catch up with a lot of movies. Sherlock Holmes 2 was the first one...awesome movie. That movie kept my brain working, which I really enjoyed. I'm starting to realize that I can't keep my brain idle for too long....which may or may not be a good thing. I'm so restless if I do the same things everyday. There are only few things that I can do regularly and never get sick of - sleep and eating food. I sincerely love the feeling of sleep and eating food.
Lets see...new years. My first New years in New York City was pretty epic. We stood on the Brooklyn bridge (because we hate the stupid ball drop which I have seen for countless years on TV)...and waited for the huge time display to turn 12:00 and for the fireworks to blast over the river. And hey, 2012 is here. Seems too uneventful right now compared to all the other years I've anticipated. It's probably because I've utilized 2011 to the fullest extent.......and will be doing the same with 2012!
So my flight is tomorrow. It's gonna land directly in Grenada. Straight in the air and down. Boom. Back to "reality". Reality in the Caribbean. I still can't seem to grasp that medical school is part of my life. Major part of this winter break, I've spent aligning my ideas/beliefs/experiences with the world back home. We're so isolated from the US and the "world"....takes time to place yourself in the circle again.
But good news is, for the first time in my life, I'm ready for this change again. I've never felt this way. Usually I need a couple of weeks, sometimes months or years trying to adjust to new changes such as moving or starting school again. But this time, I'm all packed and ready. I guess this was an appropriate amount of time for break for me. How did SGU know that? Good planning on their part.
I can see myself being stuck in the rut very soon and very fast...so blogging might not happen until my first set of finals. Which by the way are in TWO weeks! Yikes.
So peace out ya'll, for now....and I wish you a very happy & healthy new year!
Wassap Term 2?
Butterscotch
This break started out very interesting. At first, I sighed with relief to finish the term....I was home again. But on the other hand, I was constantly fiddling in my head about stress. I didn't have anything to stress about. So I was stressed, worried, constantly looking for panic attacks or some sort of heavy pressure on my body (like when you sit in a garbage bag with your head out and vacuum it out....you feel the atmospheric pressure and basically can't move even if you tried as hard as you can...you guys should try this, it's fun). And then the dreams....the dreams with random medical information I've learned in Biochem....or Anatomy. But mostly Biochem. Ceruloplasmin to be specific.
After two weeks of this, our family got together with our cousins. Getting together with family relaxed me a bit. The medical school dreams started to wear off. I was "away" from my home in the US but still with family. I always had a constant urge to learn something new though. So I started learning Word of the Day. Zeitgeist, Taciturn, Duckboard, Raillery....and it's about to stop soon because I'm losing interest.
I also did manage to catch up with a lot of movies. Sherlock Holmes 2 was the first one...awesome movie. That movie kept my brain working, which I really enjoyed. I'm starting to realize that I can't keep my brain idle for too long....which may or may not be a good thing. I'm so restless if I do the same things everyday. There are only few things that I can do regularly and never get sick of - sleep and eating food. I sincerely love the feeling of sleep and eating food.
Lets see...new years. My first New years in New York City was pretty epic. We stood on the Brooklyn bridge (because we hate the stupid ball drop which I have seen for countless years on TV)...and waited for the huge time display to turn 12:00 and for the fireworks to blast over the river. And hey, 2012 is here. Seems too uneventful right now compared to all the other years I've anticipated. It's probably because I've utilized 2011 to the fullest extent.......and will be doing the same with 2012!
So my flight is tomorrow. It's gonna land directly in Grenada. Straight in the air and down. Boom. Back to "reality". Reality in the Caribbean. I still can't seem to grasp that medical school is part of my life. Major part of this winter break, I've spent aligning my ideas/beliefs/experiences with the world back home. We're so isolated from the US and the "world"....takes time to place yourself in the circle again.
But good news is, for the first time in my life, I'm ready for this change again. I've never felt this way. Usually I need a couple of weeks, sometimes months or years trying to adjust to new changes such as moving or starting school again. But this time, I'm all packed and ready. I guess this was an appropriate amount of time for break for me. How did SGU know that? Good planning on their part.
I can see myself being stuck in the rut very soon and very fast...so blogging might not happen until my first set of finals. Which by the way are in TWO weeks! Yikes.
So peace out ya'll, for now....and I wish you a very happy & healthy new year!
Wassap Term 2?
Butterscotch
