freedom!

so i'm enjoying 2 sweet days of freedom after our first midterm! it is so nice to do NOTHING and not feel guilty! today is the first day in an entire month that i haven't had to study - woah. speaking of which, i have survived an entire MONTH! - honestly though, time is flying. i can't even believe it will be october next week! hoorayyy - bring on cooler weather, all things fall, AND what i'm most excited about: THE TOURISTS GOING AWAY!!! - you don't understand how obnoxious they are! guess i should have anticipated that moving to a beach town...

anyway, like i said, we had our first midterm yesterday! we had a 2.5 hour written portion, then a lunch break (i got subway and ate on the beach!), and then a 2 hour lab practical... grades are posted next week: crossing my fingers :) -- overall, i felt okay. the questions are obviously harder than undergrad - they don't test facts; they write clinical questions that you have to apply what you know to try and understand. if that makes any sense...

speaking of trying to apply what i've learned [which seems like a ton for a month!]... i went to walmart today and overheard the cashier talking about going to the doctor for shoulder pain. we had just gone over the shoulder joint and all the associated problems, so i definitely asked her for the details.... she asked me if i was in nursing school: NO!... anyway, apparently another cashier overheard our convo and stopped me and asked me about an ear problem she is having... UM I'VE ONLY BEEN IN SCHOOL FOR A MONTH. she seemed to think that that was adequate schooling to diagnose her and recommend medication. i told her we haven't even studied the ear yet... fail

other updates:
- this week was crazy cakes. everyone was super focused and went into lockdown mode. i spent THIRTY hours by myself in my apartment. embarrassed to admit this, but a lot of talking to myself happened. i didn't realize how psychotic i seem to go without social interaction!
- i also SINGLE-HANDEDLY cut out my cadaver's GI tract this week. tied off the esophagus and rectum and cut that baby out! liver included! i might love anatomy lab.
- went on a night walk on the beach! i was surprised to see how many people were out there swimming and stuff. it was fun!

anyway, off to enjoy more shenanigans before the whirlwind picks up again monday! hope yall have a wonderful weekend!