Holy Cow, time for a recap!
Wow, it’s been a crazy month. I quit my job, Kate quit her job, we took a trip to Vegas, Kate started a new job, and I started medical school.
Here is a recap:
Vegas was great! We managed to get great deal on a suite at Mandalay Bay. It was a very nice room and the service was fantastic. We spent a lot of time in the wave pool and lazy river; especially since the air temp was between 110 and 115 each day. It was very hot. The heat definately worked up an appitite so we tried some amazing new restaurants. The first was a Chinese restaurant called called Shanghai Lily. It was very good (second best Chinese food on my list) and was reasonable in price. The second restaurant we tried was called Mix and is located at the top of the second tower of Mandalay called TheHotel. It was totally amazing. The food was fantastic, the service impeccable, incredible ambiance, and a wine list an inch thick. I would highly recommend it. It was quite expensive but worth every penny. We also took in a show. This time we went and saw the Cirque Du Soleil show entitled Ka. It was awesome. The theater, the martial arts, the music, and the costumes were a feast for the senses. This is the best show I have seen in Vegas so far. If you are out in Vegas, this one is a must see. We splurged and bought the best seats and would do so again without a seconds thought. Sadly, lady luck was not looking our direction so we came home with less money than we left with. Regardless, we had a great time and came back relaxed and ready to take on our new adventures.
Once we got back from Vegas, I had the following week off but Kate started her new job at U.S. Bank. She seems to be settling in nicely and is enjoying learning all of the ins and outs of federal banking compliance. She has been taking the light rail each day and is really enjoying it; except for one day a couple of weeks ago. She happened to be riding on the train that hit (and killed) a man on a bike. After the incident and being detained for a while, MTC transfered her to another train and she was able to make her way to her car at the park and ride. Quickly she found that the battery in her car was dead and she was stranded. Luckily I had gotten home from school already and was able to go and get her car started. She was happy when she finally got home after a 2.5 hour commute.
I have started medical school and am entering my 4th week. It’s been totally amazing so far. We are taking three classes right now: Gross Anatomy, Embryology, and Physician and Society (PAS). They are all really good (but move very fast). Anatomy is only 7 weeks long and we have 3 tests and around 2000 terms to learn. Most compare it to trying to take a sip of water from a firehose. It’s wild. So far we have already covered the deep and superficial back, the axillary region, upper extremity, and lower extremity. We start the thorax this week. Embryo is moving very fast too and consists of an entirely new language with words like: syncytiotrophoblast, trophoblastic lacuna, and cytotrophoblast. PAS is probably my favorite class. We get to talk about the tough issues of medicine such as: impact of culture on medicine, spirituality and religion in medicine, stem cell research, euthanasia, and much more. It’s a really interesting class.
I am studying a lot but am finally starting to get into a regular schedule. I am planning on blogging more often from here on.
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