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Welcome to my blog family & friends!

I decided to start blogging to keep the people close to me informed about what I am up to. I'm not sure if I will have anything interesting to report in the midst of classes/studying, but I am giving it a shot.

At this point, the combination of loans, visas, tuition fees, medical supplies, flights - and so much more that I didn't realise was part of this process - is somewhat overwhelming, but I am finally looking forward to take off in a mere 11 days. The common question I keep getting is if I'm nervous, but I can't say that I am just yet. Christmas activities and working full-time (plus overtime) have been welcome distractions. I anticipate that it will be hard to leave, but that is simply because I know I will miss certain people and I definitely don't think that is abnormal or unexpected.

What I'm looking forward to the most is seeing the island itself, starting the Gross Anatomy course, and meeting some like-minded people - especially the 3 girls I will be living in my "quad" with.

My goal for this blog is to add some pictures and give you all a glimpse into my soon-to-be life as a med student in a foreign country. Hopefully I will get some blogging practice throughout the holidays, so I will be a pro come January. ;)

Love,
Kimberly xoxo

The inspiration for this blog came from Scott Kennedy who created his own to keep his family and friends up to date on his adventures in Poland for Dental School!
Shout out to Scott: http://scottkennedy29.blogspot.ca/

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