Parents in 24 hours

Hey! Sorry for not updating, apparently I was freaking some folks out. I'm glad that ya'll care that much. So my final was Tuesday, and well, I finished it really quickly. I mean I already finished the other tests pretty fast, but I was done with this one in about an hour and 20 minutes. Which is fast for a 120 question final, or at least I think thats fast. So that either means that I did really well, or I messed up.... But I suppose those are your options no matter how long it takes you to finish a test. :-)

Um, good news, I dont feel bad about the final and I guess I'm relieved to be done with my 1st 4 months of med school. No matter what happens, I made it this far. I'm almost certain that I'm now a 2nd semester med school student, but I dont like talking about tests until I can figure out/know my grade for certain.

I've been catching up on TV and entertainment in the last couple of days. Who knew it was an all new Wed. on the Discovery Channel... to bad you can make microwave diamonds, that would have been nice. (but honestly when ever would peanut butter + charcoal brickets = gem stone)

I've been my normal self lately which is nice. And by normal I mean a certified water baby. Yesterday I went to the pool for 2 hours in the morning. Then went back for another 2 in the evening, but in the evening pool romp, I decided to go out into the Caribbean. I swam out further than I ever had before because the tide was coming in, so I figured if something was to go terribly wrong I can float and drift back to shore eventually. I swam out to the end of the picturesque dock, and found that about 3/4ths to the end of it, there was a little man made unintentional reef that had some really pretty tropical fish inhabiting it. Nothing like feeling that you're swimming in an aquarium. I also swam through a school of fish- AWESOME! They just split up and let me swim through and then formed their school again. And they were pretty big fish too- about a foot long.

Lastly, there had been this coffee shop that opened up called Rituals. I dont know if I mentioned it before, but its like Dominica's version of Panera... so and overpriced Starbucks. But they have very "american" food, or so I was told, I had never eaten there before because it was so expensive, but when it first opened Bela and I had gone to see what the hype was about, and we saw the desserts that they had there. Decedent pies and cheesecakes... mmmmmm. But expensive. On that day I told her that after our final we are coming to eat here, and that was realized Tuesday night. We sat and ate for two hours. I had a turkey and bacon panini, and she had some sort of wrap. I drank a Kona Mocha chiller, and then for dessert I ordered a slice of german chocolate cake, and Bela had blueberry cheesecake and we split them. Fantastic. I took some pictures of my "american" food. And look how HAPPY I was to eat cake. YAY cake!

The worst is yet to come

Well, I havent gotten my official grades back yet for the test, but goodnews! I didnt fail anything. I actually got the same grade in biochem as I did last time... So all I can do now is study my butt off and pass the final- which should be pretty terrible. I'm realizing that I dont remember half of the stuff I learned 4 months ago :-/ crap. So thats all I'm saying today, and most likely until Tuesday.

Went to the market today, and bought some fresh pork. And by FRESH... I mean cut me off a piece of its leg with your machete please fresh. Thats cool though, pork is really hard to come by, so I bought 2 pounds and had a pork chop for lunch, which was a deliciously scrumptious change from tuna. And the 4th semester sale was today. I dont even remember how much I spent... probably 130-150 ECs... something around that, but now I have 3 new 3" binders, 3 new knives, a nice set of dishes, a folding clipboard book stand, and some Mister Clean magic erasers. And considering that the clipboard alone sells for 140EC in the bookstore, I made out like a bandit.

Must study more biochem now. My fear of failure is an allpowerfull drive. Its too bad that it comes with total emotional breakdowns and sadness too... so damn. I miss everyone soooo much and I hope you (the grandparents) enjoy the pictures my mother should be delivering to you soon. I just had them printed yesterday.

<3 Kristen

Well that sucked....

Oh dear Jesus, Mary and Joseph... That test was not only super sucky... but super hard and tricky too. I mean I studyed soooo hard for this test. I didnt take any days off, or slack off at all, and yet Biochemistry was TERRIBLE!!! I mean come on... I knew those gene disorders backwards and forwards, and instead of being straight forward, he had a question about an aborted fetus that had short limbs AND broken legs and pelvis... so I didnt know whether he was referring to Osteogenesis Imperfecta (the broken bones) or Achondroplasia (the short limbs)... I think I picked the second, but other students say the OI can also have short limbs. Just shit-tastic.

I am just upset about this right now I dont even know what to do with myself. I went to the gym to try and relieve some stress, but was still sad and mad. So I had planned it out. I was going to go home and call my mom and just let off some steam and I open my door and flip the switch to turn on my kitchen light, and the power is out. AHHHHHHH!!! So no phonecall home :-(

I just really hope that I didnt bomb this test too bad... I am FREAKING OUT!!!!! I would be so upset to make it this far and then fail in the end. Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness... this is all very bad.

But good news- I got both Easter Cards from the grandparents today, THANKS! and I got a package, but I dont know what it is yet. I will tomorrow when I pick it up ^_^

Now back to badnews... we wont know what our grades are on this test (or be able to calculate them) until Monday... so I have to go all weekend in angst and not knowing where I should put my focus... I will just put my money on biochemistry and physiology... because I dont think I did too hot. AND more bad news... there are only 25 questions per subject on the final, and biochem and physiology are both worth 30% of your final grade, which means that you can NOT afford to miss many... Oh dear Jesus... just jesus... FREAKING OUT!!!!!!!

I'm done... going to watch some movies.

<3 Kristen

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter family and friends!

I found this comic funny, so hopefully you do too.

And the next one, is well, more for dad. haha

It reminded me of when he drew a picture on the TV sketch program we had of Easter Bunny roadkill...

Otherwise, I dont have much new to say. Nothing really very interesting happening. I cant wait until this term is over and I can relax and watch some TV!

But I cant relax just yet, because over 50% in my biochemistry grade, and 65% of my physiology grade have yet to happen (they will in these next two tests) so I really need to study them hard core, so I can do super well in them.

I am definitely in a time warp here though... Its really weird doing the same thing every day... and not to mention that the weather is pretty much the same every day too... weird.

Well, I need to study- ALOT. But at least I didnt go out on Friday and get drunk like many of the folks here, and then they wasted all of yesterday feeling like shit, so ha.

Anywho, Happy Easter.

<3 Kristen

Going with the KISS method today

Alright... I cant focus anymore on Pulmonary Physiology, so blog it is! (a short one though still, because I want to sleep a lot tonight)

I have 3 tests this week (2 lab practicals on Thursday and a Physio application session on Friday) so this will probably be it for posts till the weekend. After those 3 things, I have one last Mini, and then 4 days after that, the final... And then I should be a 2nd semester Med School student. Actually, its 2 weeks to the day. In 2 weeks, I will finally be able to take a much needed and deserved break.

I havent really done anything of much interest or importance other than make coleslaw and cucumber thingys... but they could have turned out better had a owned a measuring receptacle (I just used a coffee cup :-P ) Oh well, I will try to find a set of measuring cups at the main store, or wait and see if any 4th semesters have some.

Well, my eyes are telling me that its time to stop looking at the computer for the day and give reading/studying a break... and its only 9:30... early evening.

I cant wait until 2 weeks from now... and I cant wait even more for 3 days after that and my folks will get here. YAY!

<3 and Hugs to everyone! (Morris included this time)
~Kristen

I'm Le' Tired

And no amount of napping can fix it. But I dont nap... or at least not intentionally. But I shouldnt need a nap, I have gotten lots of sleep the past few days. Maybe thats why I'm tired. Who knows... all I know is that my brain is trying super hard to remember all of the information that I am trying to cram into it, and I think its trying to tell me it needs a break. To which I reply- Dammit brain! You can have a break in 3 weeks!!! But not right now! Now shut up and remember things. Perhaps the fact that I am having conversations with body parts shines some light on the stress we are under... and perhaps I am slightly mental.

Didnt do anything interesting today... Went to the anatomy lab for 2 hours... I think about 4-5 more in there and I will be set for Thursday (which is our 2nd and last practical of the term)... Histology also has a lab practical that day. joy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!!!!!!!! I hope it was lovely. I'm glad you liked the flowers. I didnt want to send them through eflowers because then you would have had to make the bouquet yourself, so I ordered locally :-) because I love you!

I forgot to mention this before, but my neighbor and I talked two days ago (so I guess you wouldnt have known anyways because my home internet had been out for those two days....) but his wife is going to school here, so he has lots of free time to do whatever... Like make spear guns for spear fishing. Seriously... He McGivered 2 of them here and goes fishing out in front of campus... its nuts! But he did say I could borrow one whenever I wanted to maybe I will have to try my hand at spear fishing :-P ha.

Below is a picture of me and my crawdads... or mini lobsters. They were HUGE!!! But also very tasty.



Well I need to study some more.. I have sufficiently avoided it for about half an hour by doing this. :-)

Once again, Happy Birthday Mom!

<3 Kristen