Howdy from Texas! I have done a poor job of keeping up this
blog and keeping in touch but to be honest, I didn’t see much fun or adventure
in updating everyone on my day to day events. To fill you in, I am now in my
fourth and FINAL YEAR of medical school- yippee!
At the end of my first year I relocated to Tucson for the
remainder of my education (I know I am sending greetings from Texas, I’ll
explain soon). Steven moved down from Portland and we found a cute little house
to live in with some friendly neighbors who make fantastic tamales and invite
us over every Christmas.
Most of the second year of medical school was spent with my
nose in books and at the computer taking exams every week (those all went well)
as well as spending one day each week in the clinic. During third year I spent
long days in the clinic or hospital rotating through all the specialties, taking
out gall bladders in surgery (actually I pretty much held the laparoscopic
camera in most of the cases), delivering babies or managing chronic illnesses
in clinic. Third year was pretty exciting, thinking about all the permutations
about what kind of doctor I want to become.
Fourth year is the most thrilling. I am currently in the
process of applying to residency programs, traveling around the country to
interview and spend time “auditioning” at various programs and exploring new
areas, which is why I am in Texas.
I am in Conroe, north of Houston for 2 weeks and then from
here I will be heading to Jacksonville, Florida for 2 more weeks. On the way to
Conroe, Steven and I stopped in Austin for a couple of days and did all things
Austin: ate at food trucks, swam at Barton Springs pool, walked along the riverfront,
and heard some live music.
All things Texas continues today in Conroe with heavy rains
with flash flood warnings and tornado warnings. I had plans to visit the space
center in Houston or go the lake nearby and eat some Thai food but that instead
I went to the lavanderia (laundromat) and got back to my hotel room before the
rains were too heavy.
I hope to fill you in more about life in Tucson and some of
the exploring we have done in Southern Arizona over the past few years and keep
you updated in blogs to come.
