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Still enjoying Manchester although I'm feeling a bit low tonight - dorm life is definitely not for me. I don't like sharing my TV, my computer and my kitchen with other people all the time... I know *whine, whine, whine*. It's a bit compounded by life in general at the moment. When I get home I get to prep for my licensing exam, graduate and move to Newfoundland - roughly 5000 miles away from where I live now. I have to buy a car, find a place to live and sort out what I'm taking to NFLD and how the hell I'm going to get it there (anyone fancy a road trip??) The people I've met in Manchester so far have been great - the other students on the floor are a lot of fun and the docs I'm working with in the ID unit have been great. I also got to meet the lovely ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) lucybond and her adorable wee babe. I had a great time in Cambridge where I met my godmother for the first time and this weekend I'm off to Yorkshire (Walkington to be exact) for a visit with a friend of mom's there. Life is funny; I should be thrilled right now with all I have going on - so much is going right but tonight I can only perceive dark clouds on the horizon. Worry about money, relationships (or lack thereof), living arrangements, friends, a father who is getting more disabled by his diabetes.... Ah well, enough whinging for tonight. Hope folks are well.... Current Mood:  lonely
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Jan - Got off to a resounding start. My mother and I cruised the Caribbean for 10 days and I got credit for school. It was nominally a "cruise ship medicine" elective where I learned about cruiseship medicine. I did these this but I did more lying about on the sundeck. When I got home, I learned about dermatology, opthamology and headed up north for a psych elective. Feb - Spent Feb in psych. I think the delusional people are my favourites. They're so pitying and earnest about things. We were asking one patient if he was still being bothered by the Swiss... he looked at us with a sad, disappointed look that you give your children when they've screwed up and said "They don't come in the winter, you know...". February was also the time of knitting. I got a good start on my sweater, finished a headband and started on my socks. Mar - Obs/gyn. I worked many days, had little sleep and delivered babies. More knitting was done and the sweater was finished. Apr - More Obs/gyn and then on to orthopaedics May - Anesthesia and emerg. Very interesting Jun - Emerg and general surg - busy-ness level increased dramatically. I actually don't remember much about Jun... Jul - or July... (Gen Surg and Otolaryngology) Aug - or Aug... (Urology, exams from hell.) My brother got married at the end of Aug and I agreed to bake and ice 350 cupcakes. I delivered and the wedding was a wonderful day. Sept - In Vancouver working at the women's hospital there with a great doc. Had a lot of fun. Drove in a armoured vehicle. Had a body guard by proxy. Oct - In Kelowna, working at the health centred doing public health. Very interesting time, I liked the doc I worked with a lot. Nov - Home to work in a family practice office and put together my CaRMS application. Dec - Submitted CaRMS application (this is my application for residency - I'll find out where I'm going on Mar 6th. The short list is St John's, NL; Saint John, NB; Sydney, NS; Moncton, NB; Grand Prarie, AB; Red Deer, AB; Lethbridge, AB). Had a week off where I lounged around and watched mindless television and knitted. Did three weeks of extremely mind numbing classroom work for 7-9h per day. Did a lot of knitting there - finished 3 pairs of slippers and a 60th birthday scarf for my mother. Finished the scarf the day she and her husband arrived to spend Christmas with my father, brother and I. Christmas was enjoyable if a bit stressful (too many people, not enough house) and tonight I hosted a 60th b-day party for mom and her friends here. It went off well but I'm happy to be able to relax and put my feet up for the next few days. I leave for Vancouver Jan 1 - I'm spending another month down there doing a complementary medicine elective. Then I'm flying around the country doing interviews and March and April I will be in Manchester, UK doing an infectious disease/internal medicine elective. Busy times.... I wish everyone all the best for the new year. May the sadest days of your future be no worse than the happiest days in your past. Current Mood:  thoughtful
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'Tis the season to surface for an update. I've been back home for a little over 1 month now, finished a third elective and am back in the classroom 8ish hours a day for "Preparation for Medical Practice". My brain is not happy about being back in the classroom. My butt is not happy being back in the classroom. It could, however, be worse. In other news, CaRMS (the resident matching service) is done for now. I've applied, picked my schools and now I await interviews. The tension is nauseating... The interviews happen in late Jan/early Feb and they have until early Jan to send out interview offers, but I want them NOW so I can plan. In other news, I'm knitting a lot. I have 3 pairs of slippers to finish and a scarf for my mother. The scarf may drive me to drink - it's done on itty bitty needles with thin yarn. I have 24" done. I need 60". Wish me luck :|. Out side of knitting, I'm not doing much. I've had a bunch of meetings, holiday parties, etc to go to and I've enjoyed those. I keep meaning to wander back onto zamiel's show, BSU, but I haven't quite made it there. Maybe next week but no promises - I have knitting to finish. Hope folks are well and enjoying family, friends and whatever holiday they choose to celebrate. All the best for the New Year. Current Mood: frazzled
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