and learned to scuba dive last weekend, which was pretty awesome...and kind of terrifying. but mostly awesome. it's a little like flying. breathing underwater is something humans don't naturally do well, so really foreign feeling but liberating. i found that i'm pretty partial to breathing, rather fond of air. so i'll have to override that impulse to panic, but i think ultimately it will be very worthwhile to learn to dive.
i spoke at school today to the current didactic students who are gearing up to start their rotations. it was really fun. maybe more for me than them. i talked about all kinds of things like getting familiar with meds, what to wear and carry, and how to tell the different ranks of doctors apart. i think i made them nervous. they're still in the middle of all the exam pressure and stuff and maybe aren't quite ready to think about the pressures of interacting with real live patients. ah, well. i described to them my fears at this time last year...will i kill people? will i feel dumb and get laughed at? will i remember anything i learned? will i ever see my classmates again?. in reflecting on the last year, i've come so far, learned so much and really had a ball overall.
it was a good day for me to extol the virtues of PA school. i also spoke to a good friend this afternoon about the possibility of him going to PA school and i couldn't say enough what a good thing this has been for me. how blessed i am to have this opportunity. how much i've gained and grown. so, uh. yay, me. :) and hopefully soon, yay him.
so since i'm off this week, i won't be writing for a few days. i've been getting my resume together and doing some house/yard work. tomorrow we're going for a long weekend to visit some friends who are gathering from all across the country. having a few days away will be fabulously refreshing and just what the PA ordered. :)
i start psych next week and expect to have lots of stories for you then.
toodles for now, my lovies!
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