I’m a blogger

My grandparents would be so proud if they knew what that word meant. I can’t believe Dwight hasn’t even written one post yet. Slacker. I like this idea of current students blogging, hopefully for the benefit of prospective students. I remember being so nervous/excited/anxious right before orientation started because I just didn’t know what to expect. Now I feel like that was 100 years ago, and I can barely remember what it was like to not be a medical student. For the record, being a medical student is way better than not being a medical student.

Right at this very moment, what I’m most excited for is my cardiology exam this Friday. Just kidding. My feelings towards that are more the diaphoretic, tachycardia inducing type. You know, like in heart failure. What’s actually exciting is the following week, which is Spring Break! This year, I’m specifically looking forward to my first trip to Puerto Rico! I’m going with the Medical Spanish Interest Group down to Ponce School of Medicine to hang out with students there, round in the clinics, and hopefully improve my medical Spanish. Also I hope I can learn about Puerto Rican culture. Especially the beach culture, I really want to examine the beach culture carefully. How is the beach in the afternoon? Who likes to hang out at the beach? What kind of food is most commonly enjoyed at the beach? You get the idea. The worst part about things to look forward to is how hard they make focusing on the present. Now back to the pathophysiology….

[ignore that date, this is actually from 4/08/11]