As many of you know I have a new apartment. I moved in a little over a month ago. I was all moved in in a matter of hours; however, I didn’t have everything I wanted for my apartment. I needed a couch, dresser, nightstand, and a TV stand. Those were the big things that…
Life Update
Everything has been going so fast since April. I have felt like I have been going non stop. Okay, so quick recap, since April COVID hit (well technically March) and then I was told to not attend extern until further notice. In late April I passed my board exams and was able to return to…
Graduation
Enough with this BS (bachelor of science degree… what did you think I was saying?). I am graduated! Well technically I do not get my degree until after commencement due to corona virus it is virtual this year. So I need to wait until mid June to have my diploma and my credentials. However,…
COVID-19 crisis
All of you should know by now; however, for those who do not the novel coronavirus has taken over. My city is still has a stay at home order in place. We can leave for groceries but that is pretty much it. Everything else is closed. Even big box stores like Target and Walmart have…
2019 Recap
This is a post from December of 2019, I have been so busy since then and now the COVID-19 crisis has begun. However, I decided to post this before another more recent update. I am half way through externship now. We are rapidly approaching the holidays and the end of the decade. I can’t believe…
Maine
Maine was very cool, I have never been there. Since moving across the country I have moved in with some relatives who live in the state. They are more inclined to do more strenuous exercise than I am typically used to. We went on a minimum of a 5 mile bike ride. I need to…
Extern week 2 and 3
The last couple weeks 2 & 3 were really good. I observed surgeries, did some scanning on my own and am finally getting more confident again. I can understand the office programs and can somewhat get patients around the hospital without sending them to the information desk. I had a handful of interesting studies which…
Road Trip & Week 1 of Extern
I haven’t really been to the east coast. I have been to NY once for a middle school trip. However, being 13 (ish) I didn’t have the freedom to do what I wanted. Before heading for Vermont for extern. I flew from Oregon to Florida- because that is where my family who lives in Vermont…
From OR to VT
I am in the last week of my vascular ultrasound program and I am going to start extern in July. We (the students) had no say in where we went- I mean we did to an extent, but it was all up to chance also. We would put our names in a container if we…
Scars
I wondered why you were not there Why yelling was as loud as a dynamite explosion I called but you never answered You were not there You could not tell the pain behind my eyes You could not hear the worry in my voice You could not see the stress, strain, and uneasiness She was…