First day of school! first day of school!

So this entry comes a few weeks late, but I've taken the time to really absorb and reflect the first couple weeks of school. The day before school started, I was very anxious to get back into the grind of a routine and meet new people and make new friends. That doesn't seem like too much to ask right? I mean the only expectation I really had was that I'd be slammed with school and no time to sleep. And the only thing reliable about life is that is how unpredictable reality actually is.

So here's from my school's social media. Looks cute and exciting hey?

So I came about 15 minutes early, and struck a conversation with a girl who connected with me earlier this summer looking for housing. So it was nice to kind to not sit in awkward silence with everyone staring at their phone. As we entered in the room, I said Hi to everyone, ya know..trying to start off on a good note. I recognized a girl I went to school with last year. So right off the bat, I started familiarizing myself with my classmates.Then I guess the expected awkwardness settled in. I was the last to find my name; they said it was alphabetical but I kept swirling in circles. I guess the nerves started to kick in, cuz when we introduced ourselves, I said a jumble of things, but I started to notice the lack of personalities amongst my classmates. Three weeks later, we are starting to get a little more comfortable with each other, but boy it is hard to make friends with this bunch.

Class bonding trip! A lot of girls are from Nova Scotia, so I think the Maritimers bonded fast. After a week, you can start seeing them clique off. Even right now, there's really only one girl who comes off a little arrogant and obnoxious, but other than that, the girls are very shy and don't have a strong personality. Which I think is ok, but i'm looking for study buddies here!

I don't think this picture is centered well at all. But yea, only 2 guys in my class. The previous term had 3 guys, and some came off with a strong personality. But my class is OK. I just think overall we're pretty academic and shy. Everyone is super studious, which is good, it kind of motivates me to keep on top of my studies too!

Here is the first image I've been able to save! That's my insides! We've been scanning for 3 weeks now and I had my first image critique yesterday. So I can say I know the blood vessels pretty well now!

Alright, lets go over my first impressions and see how my expectations panned out.

I think the biggest thing I am bummed about was that I didn't click well enough with anyone and haven't really been able to find "fast friends". I'm friendly with everyone, but doesn't seem like any of the other girls have any "deeper" interests. It's OK, most of them are game to study and do homework together, which is what matters more.

Next biggest thing I totally disregarded, was the fact that we students are scanning each other. I totally forgot about that. I mean I was excited to be wearing scrubs, but I totally disregarded the implications that come with posing as a patient. The first big one, is fasting! To be able to see clear images, patients are usually required to fast before a screening. There are other dietary restrictions [all for the sake of clear images] such as no caffeine, fatty food or dairy. And our labs alternate between groups in the morning, so I'd have to skip breakfast until after scan lab. So meal preparations had to be modified on my part. Also being scanned on is cool an all, but the continuous pressure applied makes my belly feel a little bruised sometimes. But the sweet thing is, if we have scan lab at 8 in the morning, and I play the patient, I get to lay there for half an hour, which means extra sleep time!

Yes sleep is something I struggle with. I give myself a 10:30p bedtime, but I just keep wanting to make notes, and its midnight before I know it. So i'm trying to get better at this. my ONE GOAL: DO NOT GET SICK! and to pass of course xD

Time to keep studying! I already have 2 tests next week!

Till  next time!

-G