What I Really Learned in Med School

I usually have some sort of quote or something from pinterest on the go that I use for inspiration. I thought I would share a few that I like these days.  

First and foremost - a big congrats out to Daniel for getting a 100% full-year contract as a phys-ed teacher in Pugwash, Nova Scotia for 2013-14! We are now full-swing into block 3. This is supposed to be on par with block 2 for difficulty, but then it is supposed to get a little easier for block 4 and 5. Then we write shelf exams for physio and biochem which are standardized tests.  As per my update about different profs and different teaching styles…. It turns out that when we wrote the exam for that one not -so-great prof, my class scored a 69% (a failing grade) on his section. I struggled with it myself, but it turns out that I wasn’t the only one. It worked out that the other part of the exam was written by the paediatrician who is amazing. I’m sure that she is the reason that I passed. We had another new prof today (12 th of the semester). He seems strict (if you leave his 2 hour class to pee, you can’t come back in) but I like his teaching so far. Sara and I...

Had the best 24 hour trip to St Barth's with a great group of girls. It was great to get off the island and clear my head. We did everything on our St. Barth's bucket list - had some great french food, went out for drinks, went bakery hopping, went to the beach, and looked through some shops.   The island is owned by France and it is the wealthiest island in the area. It is known as a popular spot for celebrities to vacation and is sometimes referred to as "The St. Tropez of the Caribbean." The walls of the restaurants were filled with pictures of famous people who had been there like Lady Gaga and Jessica Alba.   We went a little overboard on the pictures. Here are the highlights and possibly my biggest blog post yet...   On the ferry And I didn't even puke!   Bye bye Saba!!   Rum punch in hand and Saba behind me   Sara and Saba and me   We got a little windblown   Stopped in St. Martin...

It is mango season again! Lots of fresh fruit we can pick right off the trees. Still waiting on banana and papaya season. They have bananas at the grocery store so we can buy them there but it’s just so much better off the tree. It’s funny – the guys keep “forgetting” to eat their bananas and letting them go brown so I guess I can make a loaf with them! I heard chirping outside our house the other night so we went to check it out and there was a flock of BATS flying around our trees. Kinda freaky but I stayed out for a few minutes to watch them because I thought they were pretty cool. They also eat the bugs so that's a bonus. I presented a group project last Monday about TB for my Epidemiology class. There was another group that presented c. difficile which was pretty interesting since it is in the hospital at home. We have had several different profs in and out recently (there are usually 2-4 profs per course and we have 6 courses) and it’s crazy the difference in the vibe o...

Sara and I walked (half way) home yesterday in an attempt to document the every day things we do on Saba.   The hike that I had time to do before classes started...     One of the few street signs/the only one we understand The "main drag" of Windwardside School bus that I take occasionally Saba snack - our fav place to go out to eat The good grocery store Our car! 1 of the 2 banks on the island Guidos - the pizza place/club/gym A place I would never step foot into in Canada but it is the place to go on a weekend night here Reminding ourselves that palm trees are pretty cool even though we see them everywhere Post Office - where I pick up the packages you guys send! Where we get our car fixed Pretty walk Above-ground graves Police Station with the flags   Back at the house