Omg it's December which means there are only 10 days left before I go back home to Toronto! It's been a pretty crazy month with lots of ups and downs. So much has happened and yet everything's still the same. Path II finished two weeks ago. Block 4 is right around the corner, followed by shelfs in a week's time after that. Can't really think of what else to write so... pic dump!!!
Mahi-mahi salad in a deep fried taco shell at Jimbo's
Fro-yo in Maho
Carousel for late-night italian gelato :D
Fanciest ice cream parlour!
So many flavours...
Trip to Phillipsburg after finishing the Path shelf
Burgers n fries n pina coladas in Phillipsburg. Oh and lots of shopping :)
The semester is just whizzing by! One month and ten days left before I get to go home to a Winter Wonderland. It's been raining almost nonstop for the past two days. I haven't seen the island this bleak since I got here. The sky is just a solid grey.
I saw the movie Escape Plan with some friends the other week right after pharm block. It was very gripping and intense and by the end it was like I was holding my breath because there were so many close calls. I can't wait for Catching Fire to come out and to watch it in the theatres here!
We started our patient-doctor IV course this week. It takes place in a separate building about 2 mins away from the school. So far it's a very easy-going course and the prof is so sweet. Each of us will have to do an individual presentation worth 30% sometime during the semester, and then there will be a final evaluation at the end worth 70%.
I feel guilty for not cooking much this semester even though my place comes fully equipped and there's really no excuse not to be cooking. I think I've maybe cooked three times this semester so far, and two of those three times it did not come out well. The third time I made mussels with white wine sauce. That was my first time trying a recipe like that and I actually really liked it! (Recipe here) I made it a second time and added pasta to it and this is how it turned out:
Mussels and linguine in a white wine sauce
Currently studying for my final path II block, which will be covering renal, male and female, breast, and endocrine pathologies. Fingers crossed the prof won't destroy us on this block.
Late post because I've been feeling very tired/lazy/unmotivated the past couple of days ever since I finished my blocks on Monday. They were okkaayy. I could have done better in psych had I studied more pharm. Thankfully, the class averaged a 75 on the micro exam, which means that the next block will not be cumulative. And for path, the class averaged an 80 just like last time.
End of Block 2 also marks the halfway point of the semester!~
We have a guest lecturer covering Neoplasia in Pathology. He used to teach at Harvard before he retired. His powerpoints goes into a lot of detail, more than we are used to, and he really knows his stuff.
We're starting Immunology in Micro, which is totally new stuff for me. Next two weeks of micro are going to be intense!
In other news, I've been having to make trips to the store almost every day. On Monday I went to the grocery store just to buy fruits and veggies. I came home with two bagfuls of pears, apples, carrots and yogurt (I'm trying to eat healthier). Not only were they heavy but I had to walk up hill to get to my place. Tomorrow I will have to return to buy the rest of my groceries.
This weekend I have to make sure to do the following:
- read ahead for Immuno
- review Neoplasia (watch Pathoma videos, read BRS and do Robbins and Webpath questions)
Omg it's December which means there are only 10 days left before I go back home to Toronto! It's been a pretty crazy month with lots of ups and downs. So much has happened and yet everything's still the same. Path II finished two weeks ago. Block 4 is right around the corner, followed by shelfs in a week's time after that. Can't really think of what else to write so... pic dump!!!
Mahi-mahi salad in a deep fried taco shell at Jimbo's
Fro-yo in Maho
Carousel for late-night italian gelato :D
Fanciest ice cream parlour!
So many flavours...
Trip to Phillipsburg after finishing the Path shelf
Burgers n fries n pina coladas in Phillipsburg. Oh and lots of shopping :)
The semester is just whizzing by! One month and ten days left before I get to go home to a Winter Wonderland. It's been raining almost nonstop for the past two days. I haven't seen the island this bleak since I got here. The sky is just a solid grey.
I saw the movie Escape Plan with some friends the other week right after pharm block. It was very gripping and intense and by the end it was like I was holding my breath because there were so many close calls. I can't wait for Catching Fire to come out and to watch it in the theatres here!
We started our patient-doctor IV course this week. It takes place in a separate building about 2 mins away from the school. So far it's a very easy-going course and the prof is so sweet. Each of us will have to do an individual presentation worth 30% sometime during the semester, and then there will be a final evaluation at the end worth 70%.
I feel guilty for not cooking much this semester even though my place comes fully equipped and there's really no excuse not to be cooking. I think I've maybe cooked three times this semester so far, and two of those three times it did not come out well. The third time I made mussels with white wine sauce. That was my first time trying a recipe like that and I actually really liked it! (Recipe here) I made it a second time and added pasta to it and this is how it turned out:
Mussels and linguine in a white wine sauce
Currently studying for my final path II block, which will be covering renal, male and female, breast, and endocrine pathologies. Fingers crossed the prof won't destroy us on this block.
Late post because I've been feeling very tired/lazy/unmotivated the past couple of days ever since I finished my blocks on Monday. They were okkaayy. I could have done better in psych had I studied more pharm. Thankfully, the class averaged a 75 on the micro exam, which means that the next block will not be cumulative. And for path, the class averaged an 80 just like last time.
End of Block 2 also marks the halfway point of the semester!~
We have a guest lecturer covering Neoplasia in Pathology. He used to teach at Harvard before he retired. His powerpoints goes into a lot of detail, more than we are used to, and he really knows his stuff.
We're starting Immunology in Micro, which is totally new stuff for me. Next two weeks of micro are going to be intense!
In other news, I've been having to make trips to the store almost every day. On Monday I went to the grocery store just to buy fruits and veggies. I came home with two bagfuls of pears, apples, carrots and yogurt (I'm trying to eat healthier). Not only were they heavy but I had to walk up hill to get to my place. Tomorrow I will have to return to buy the rest of my groceries.
This weekend I have to make sure to do the following:
- read ahead for Immuno
- review Neoplasia (watch Pathoma videos, read BRS and do Robbins and Webpath questions)
