Updates

Wow! It's been 2 months since my last update and a whole quarter of med school has flown by. So now, officially, I'm done with my first year of med school. 1 down 1 more academic year to go. Yipppee!!!

Let's see.... May has been sort of the normal school month for me. Not much is new except all those tests are just part of normal life. I did get a week off after Memorial Day weekend where I saw Pirates, celebrated end of the year and did some major shopping. Pirates was awesome. Some said it wasn't that great but nontheless, I loved it. Can't wait for Harry Potter in July.

On the last Sunday that I was at school, I finally went to a church that I liked but then the pastor is leaving. My luck right? to find a church that I sorta like but don't if I'll like it when I come back in July. Please pray for that.

For June, I sepnt about 17 days at a 4H summer camp near St. Louis as a Health Aide/Nurse. Boy was there plenty of drama within all the camp directors and the staff. Let's just say people will do anything to keep their job the way it is and to make it more beneficial to them. But for me, it was also 17 days without any internet communication for me. How sad!

I did get a day off, so I drove up to Hannibal, MO. For those who are literature fanatics, it's where Mark Twain grew up and where he based his stories on. The place is really quaint and it set aside several areas just for Twain's display. There were also few stories about the down. My fav is the Lover's Leap Bluff where the Native Amer. girl's father disapproved of her choice in her mate and decided to kill them both. But both the girl and the mate jump the bluff and onto the train underneath and rode into Iowa and opened a general store. Very cute. And yes, I did go on a riverboat on the Mississippi River on Missouri and Illinois sides. The captain pointed out the Jackson Island. Unfortunately, I didn't have a camera on me, so I'll have plan a second trip and include cave exploring as well.

Now, I'm home for a week. Just to hang out and help my silly little brother move to S.F. for dental school. His apt is really small even in comparison to the ones in LA and boy are they expensive. But I love the area. I will most definitely work my hardest to settle in the bay area eventually. I just can't get away from Cali and the FOBbiness. haha

I'll be going to Newark, NJ and Detroit, MI next week to visit some hospitals that I might plan on going for 3rd and 4th years. I just need to rank them and make sure that I'll be willing to spend those 2 years in those places.

I'm also planning a trip to East Lansing, MI at MSU for a conference in July. So that'll be interesting. Maybe a trip in Aug to LA too.

New goals: Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, medical mission trip