Ok, so it's been over a month since I last updated my blog (according to Tanya and my blog). I really haven't had much to update about other than we have been sitting in on cattle lectures since classes began. We finished our last cattle lecture on Thursday and will be starting lectures on pigs, sheep and exotics for the next 4 weeks. The exam is in about 6 weeks, yikes! My birthday was on October 22nd and I did not go out for it. Instead, I sat in my room and watched some movies and got on Skype for a total of about 3 hours between, Kristen, Kristin, mom, grandma and grandpa. I went down to Starbuck's for 5 hours yesterday to study so that I could get out of my typical study environment (which is my room). Studying in my room constantly becomes very monotonous and boring so I have decided to take up studying at Starbuck's on the weekends. I was very productive yesterday and managed to get a lot of the notes converted into flash cards to study from.
I purchased my airline tickets to come back on December 15th -January 15th, so I will have a month in AZ to enjoy the nice weather and get some quality desert hiking in! My feet have missed the dry desert hiking and they were exposed to some harsh Scottish weather during those 4 days of hiking in the highlands. Hiking shoes made for Arizona = NOT good for hiking in the Scottish highlands.
Note: Arizona hiking shoes have breathable holes on the sides, which makes it easier for water to flow into the shoes...end result = wet feet for the remainder of the hike.
Well, there was my quick update. I have new pictures that I took down by the castle here and I will upload them as soon as possible. Hope everyone is doing well. Miss you all!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Thought I was gone, didn't you???
Well, after a few months of no posting, I'm sure for those of you who were following the blog were wondering if I was ever going to post again eh? This past summer was amazing and I had an absolute blast! So after the last post when I had just finished exams, I flew to Arizona to be with everyone there and work for a bit. I was so happy to start working at the clinic again and work in surgery with Dr. Prevatt a few times. I sure do miss working at the clinic full time. Kristin, Michelle and Mike came down to Arizona this summer as well and stayed for a week and then I went back to WA with them. We drove up the Pacific Coast Highway for several days and the views of the coast were gorgeous! I will post the photos as soon as I am finished with this post. Washington was a blast and I wished I could have spent more time there. Kristin, Michelle and I went to Mount St. Helens for a day trip and there was a really cool chipmunk there that walked right up to my camera and sniffed it and quickly ran away. I then went to California with my mom, which was a nice relaxing trip. The ocean was cold, but the more time I spent in the water, the warmer it felt. The waves were immense and cap-sized me a few times! After California, I spent a couple more weeks in AZ and had a blast hanging out with everyone and definitely enjoyed my puppy dog before I went back to Edinburgh. At 13 years old, Brownie sure has quite a bit of spunk in him and loves to chase his tennis ball around as much as he did when he was 5 years old! After AZ, I went to Ottawa, Canada to visit my amazing girlfriend for 6 weeks!
In Ottawa, I got to spend a week at a cottage with Kristen and her parents. Although, I did have to study for two exams because I failed to pass the two exams when I was in Edinburgh. So I had to go back to Edinburgh to re-sit the examinations and I was going to only be in Edinburgh for 6 days. At the cottage, Kristen and I got to canoe down the lake and relax on the dock during the day and sip on beers. It was oh so relaxing and I needed a good de-stressor. Kristen's dad and I took up fly fishing for the first time and I managed to catch 4 large mouth bass on the fly rod, 3 of which we ate for breakfast, 1 of which jumped out of my hands as I took the hook out of it's mouth. I caught one while I was canoeing solo as well but it was too small. Kristen and I went swimming in the lake a few times and it was so muddy and full of algae that it was kind of gross to swim in. There was also this man from Germany that would swim the full length of the lake every morning. Crazy! The lake was so thick of algae that I'm sure he was paddling in the thick of it too! Kristen and I also floated out on rafts to the middle of the lake and it was so relaxing! However, in an attempt to relax, the black flies and deer flies wanted to make sure that we weren't completely relaxed, as they assaulted us with their relentless dive-bombing attacks. They even bit us through our water shoes! Stupid things! I had so many welts from the mosquitos and flies. One day, I was fishing and felt water running down my bicep. It happened to be blood and there was a large welt and bruise where I had been bitten. We had S'mores at night around a very smokey campfire to ward off any evil insects that came near us and we donned our campfire clothes to cover up any exposed skin that the insects might find tasty. All in all, the week at the cottage was a week of greasy food and relaxation! Kristen's dad caught a 5kg Northern Pike as well, which was a very nice catch. After the week at the cottage, I went back to Edinburgh for 6 days. Well, first let me tell you the problem we had prior to me leaving for Edinburgh. So Kristen had to work the day I was leaving. The night before, I had looked at what time I was supposed to be leaving and failed to look at where I was leaving from. I had assumed it was the airport in Ottawa. So, in the morning, I took a look at the confirmation email again and noticed that it wasn't at the airport and was at the rail station! Ah! So I told Kristen and we had to hurry up and get to the station. We got in the truck and made our way to the station. Once we were there, I checked for my passport and could not find it! Ah! So we had to drive all the way back to her house and search for the passport. I could not find it and started to panic and then Kristen forgot that she had hid my passport as a joke. The idea of her joke was that if she hid the passport, I would not be able to find it and would not be able to go back to Edinburgh and would have to stay in Canada. I grabbed the passport, we went to the rail station and I flew to Edinburgh. I took the two exams that week and then saw Tom Green at the Fringe Festival the night before I had to leave.
Back in Ottawa, Kristen and I spent 5 more weeks together. We went to Kingston, Sandbanks, Merrickville, downtown Ottawa (got some good gelato and saw a weird light show on the Parliament buildings) and went canoeing as well. We also went to her friend's wedding, which was an absolute blast! Kingston and Sandbanks was so relaxing and nice. It was nice to get away from town and relax as just the two of us. I will put up photos of the trip after I post this. After my amazing time in Canada, it was time for me to go. However, we ran into a bit of a flight snafu again. I had checked my email for the flight time the night before and apparently it was the wrong email (I didn't know that at the time). So we set up a time to leave by the next day. My flight was scheduled for 5.30pm and on the day of, we planned on leaving the house for 2.30pm. Well, that day, at 2.37pm, I went to check in online and noticed that the flight was changed to 3.07pm. I failed to look at the right email because I had so many emails from them changing my flight so many times! So we had to RUSH to the airport, quickly say goodbye and I go to the check-in counter at 2.45pm. I went through customs with untied shoes and made my way to the desk. When I got there, I threw my passport and ticket in front of the lady and she just looked up at me and said, "Sir, we are not boarding for this flight yet. Please have a seat". Doh! The flight had been delayed! I was so lucky!
So I am now back in Edinburgh and classes have started up again. I spent 4 days this week hiking through the Scottish Highlands with my buddy. The idea was to hike for 137 miles. We hiked about 35 miles of that and my knees were not doing so well. My knees were still acting up from when I practiced running back in Ottawa (7.22 miles without properly warming up). It was an absolute blast hiking though. We ascended 800 metres at one point and camped in the clouds in a bog. It was very cold that high up. I woke up to deer calls around our campsite, it was amazing! We had to descend the 800 metres, which is what really did my knees in. We came across an old building that hikers use to stay in overnight called a "bothy". We finally got into Ullapool and collapsed! My knees are still quite sore, but are getting better. Anyway, I will be posting some pictures up of the hike so you can all see where I was. I will cut this short so you don't have a book to read. Enjoy the pictures and I will post again soon!
In Ottawa, I got to spend a week at a cottage with Kristen and her parents. Although, I did have to study for two exams because I failed to pass the two exams when I was in Edinburgh. So I had to go back to Edinburgh to re-sit the examinations and I was going to only be in Edinburgh for 6 days. At the cottage, Kristen and I got to canoe down the lake and relax on the dock during the day and sip on beers. It was oh so relaxing and I needed a good de-stressor. Kristen's dad and I took up fly fishing for the first time and I managed to catch 4 large mouth bass on the fly rod, 3 of which we ate for breakfast, 1 of which jumped out of my hands as I took the hook out of it's mouth. I caught one while I was canoeing solo as well but it was too small. Kristen and I went swimming in the lake a few times and it was so muddy and full of algae that it was kind of gross to swim in. There was also this man from Germany that would swim the full length of the lake every morning. Crazy! The lake was so thick of algae that I'm sure he was paddling in the thick of it too! Kristen and I also floated out on rafts to the middle of the lake and it was so relaxing! However, in an attempt to relax, the black flies and deer flies wanted to make sure that we weren't completely relaxed, as they assaulted us with their relentless dive-bombing attacks. They even bit us through our water shoes! Stupid things! I had so many welts from the mosquitos and flies. One day, I was fishing and felt water running down my bicep. It happened to be blood and there was a large welt and bruise where I had been bitten. We had S'mores at night around a very smokey campfire to ward off any evil insects that came near us and we donned our campfire clothes to cover up any exposed skin that the insects might find tasty. All in all, the week at the cottage was a week of greasy food and relaxation! Kristen's dad caught a 5kg Northern Pike as well, which was a very nice catch. After the week at the cottage, I went back to Edinburgh for 6 days. Well, first let me tell you the problem we had prior to me leaving for Edinburgh. So Kristen had to work the day I was leaving. The night before, I had looked at what time I was supposed to be leaving and failed to look at where I was leaving from. I had assumed it was the airport in Ottawa. So, in the morning, I took a look at the confirmation email again and noticed that it wasn't at the airport and was at the rail station! Ah! So I told Kristen and we had to hurry up and get to the station. We got in the truck and made our way to the station. Once we were there, I checked for my passport and could not find it! Ah! So we had to drive all the way back to her house and search for the passport. I could not find it and started to panic and then Kristen forgot that she had hid my passport as a joke. The idea of her joke was that if she hid the passport, I would not be able to find it and would not be able to go back to Edinburgh and would have to stay in Canada. I grabbed the passport, we went to the rail station and I flew to Edinburgh. I took the two exams that week and then saw Tom Green at the Fringe Festival the night before I had to leave.
Back in Ottawa, Kristen and I spent 5 more weeks together. We went to Kingston, Sandbanks, Merrickville, downtown Ottawa (got some good gelato and saw a weird light show on the Parliament buildings) and went canoeing as well. We also went to her friend's wedding, which was an absolute blast! Kingston and Sandbanks was so relaxing and nice. It was nice to get away from town and relax as just the two of us. I will put up photos of the trip after I post this. After my amazing time in Canada, it was time for me to go. However, we ran into a bit of a flight snafu again. I had checked my email for the flight time the night before and apparently it was the wrong email (I didn't know that at the time). So we set up a time to leave by the next day. My flight was scheduled for 5.30pm and on the day of, we planned on leaving the house for 2.30pm. Well, that day, at 2.37pm, I went to check in online and noticed that the flight was changed to 3.07pm. I failed to look at the right email because I had so many emails from them changing my flight so many times! So we had to RUSH to the airport, quickly say goodbye and I go to the check-in counter at 2.45pm. I went through customs with untied shoes and made my way to the desk. When I got there, I threw my passport and ticket in front of the lady and she just looked up at me and said, "Sir, we are not boarding for this flight yet. Please have a seat". Doh! The flight had been delayed! I was so lucky!
So I am now back in Edinburgh and classes have started up again. I spent 4 days this week hiking through the Scottish Highlands with my buddy. The idea was to hike for 137 miles. We hiked about 35 miles of that and my knees were not doing so well. My knees were still acting up from when I practiced running back in Ottawa (7.22 miles without properly warming up). It was an absolute blast hiking though. We ascended 800 metres at one point and camped in the clouds in a bog. It was very cold that high up. I woke up to deer calls around our campsite, it was amazing! We had to descend the 800 metres, which is what really did my knees in. We came across an old building that hikers use to stay in overnight called a "bothy". We finally got into Ullapool and collapsed! My knees are still quite sore, but are getting better. Anyway, I will be posting some pictures up of the hike so you can all see where I was. I will cut this short so you don't have a book to read. Enjoy the pictures and I will post again soon!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Exams Over!
So this is a tad late following completion of my last examination. On Friday we had our last examination of the dog and cat clinical course and it sure does feel great to have 4 months of Summer ahead of me and getting to work at the clinic for a much longer period than the last time. This time around, I will have my very first clinical case to work up! Yeah, that's right, my own dog Brownie will be the guinea pig for a clinical work up for Cushing's disease, which I feel he may have based on his clinical signs. So, once I am back in AZ, I plan on getting that done straight away.
Going back to Friday, the day of the final exam, I spent the remainder of the day walking around Edinburgh and taking some photos since it was so nice out. On Sunday I decided to take a train to North Berwick and go hiking along the coastline. I started out on the main beach in North Berwick near the Scottish Seabird Center and walked 11.4 miles (according to mapmyrun.com) along the coast and back into town. I tried to make it to Tantallon Castle but the last entry was at 5pm and I arrived at 5.04pm and the closed sign had been put up on the door. Oh well, I got amazing views of Bass Rock and there are beaches along the coast that I walked along that were secluded with no one but myself. I've uploaded some new photos of the beaches for you all to see so go check them out in the Picassa web albums link on the side.
Also, while in North Berwick, I have NEVER been exposed to such extreme wind!!! I mean, as I was walking along the beach, the wind was blowing from behind (luckily) and the wind was blowing the sand so hard that it actually hurt when it hit my hand! It was like I was being sand blasted! I took several photos to show you what I mean about the sand being blown about. On the way back into town, it was about 5-6 miles going into the wind which made it extremely difficult to walk. I got blown around quite a bit, especially when I was walking on the beach on boulders, the wind was blowing so hard that it would knock me off balance. Needless to say, it was nice once I was back on the train and heading back to Edinburgh. Yesterday I went for a hike with my buddy to prepare for our big hike at the end of Summer. I had a free bag that someone was lending to me from class and when I got outside with it I went to adjust the strap and it just fell off! So, we had to take the bags back to his flat and just go hiking without the rucksacks. I went down to the shopping centre later because there was a big clearance sale on rucksacks and I got a new one for £29 originally marked at £99. So I saved quite a bit!
I am now packed and ready to leave for AZ tomorrow. My flight is at 9am, so I need to leave the flat around 6am. So I better finish cleaning the flat and drying my laundry. I'll see everyone very soon!
Going back to Friday, the day of the final exam, I spent the remainder of the day walking around Edinburgh and taking some photos since it was so nice out. On Sunday I decided to take a train to North Berwick and go hiking along the coastline. I started out on the main beach in North Berwick near the Scottish Seabird Center and walked 11.4 miles (according to mapmyrun.com) along the coast and back into town. I tried to make it to Tantallon Castle but the last entry was at 5pm and I arrived at 5.04pm and the closed sign had been put up on the door. Oh well, I got amazing views of Bass Rock and there are beaches along the coast that I walked along that were secluded with no one but myself. I've uploaded some new photos of the beaches for you all to see so go check them out in the Picassa web albums link on the side.
Also, while in North Berwick, I have NEVER been exposed to such extreme wind!!! I mean, as I was walking along the beach, the wind was blowing from behind (luckily) and the wind was blowing the sand so hard that it actually hurt when it hit my hand! It was like I was being sand blasted! I took several photos to show you what I mean about the sand being blown about. On the way back into town, it was about 5-6 miles going into the wind which made it extremely difficult to walk. I got blown around quite a bit, especially when I was walking on the beach on boulders, the wind was blowing so hard that it would knock me off balance. Needless to say, it was nice once I was back on the train and heading back to Edinburgh. Yesterday I went for a hike with my buddy to prepare for our big hike at the end of Summer. I had a free bag that someone was lending to me from class and when I got outside with it I went to adjust the strap and it just fell off! So, we had to take the bags back to his flat and just go hiking without the rucksacks. I went down to the shopping centre later because there was a big clearance sale on rucksacks and I got a new one for £29 originally marked at £99. So I saved quite a bit!
I am now packed and ready to leave for AZ tomorrow. My flight is at 9am, so I need to leave the flat around 6am. So I better finish cleaning the flat and drying my laundry. I'll see everyone very soon!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
First Exam Over!
At approximately 11.30am today, I walked out of the exam hall in relief. I had finally finished the statistics exam and was glad to be out of there! It seemed like the day would never get here. I was not enjoying studying for the exam, as the material is boring and I know that I will never utilize statistics in my Veterinary career. Hmmm, let's see, the 95% confidence interval for cryptorchid dogs being at an increased risk for testicular neoplasia is ummmmm.......yeeaaahhhh, I don't think I will be worrying about that so much. I'll leave the research and statistics to the researchers and statisticians! I am now studying for the dog and cat clinical examination. In this exam, we are supposedly given case presentations and are supposed to walk the examiner through what our differentials would be, diagnostic plan and treatment plan. This is the material that I really enjoy, so let's hope that the questions are relevant to the material that I have been studying! I've got until Friday to study for that exam, so all is good with the study schedule and I am right on schedule.
On another note, what's this about Arnold Schwarzenegger fathering kids with multiple women? I saw this on the news the other day and was shocked. Apparently he has a 13 yr old boy with his former house maid! Apparently Arnold's wife was showering the maid with gifts and congratulating her on her pregnancy and she didn't even realize that Arnold was the father of that baby! Can you imagine how mortified she must be?
I am also anxiously watching that Grimsvotn volcanic eruption in Iceland and apparently all flights in Scotland have been cancelled as well as in Londonderry, Newcastle and other areas. Flights are supposed to be back up by Wednesday. Hopefully the wind blows it somewhere else so that I can leave on June 1st! They say that the volcanic eruption is decreasing in intensity, but who knows, another volcanic eruption may occur. What a nightmare, why did Iceland all of a sudden decide to cause flight problems two years in a row??? It seems like all of the world's natural disasters decided to show up all at once and wreak havoc on everyone in the last couple of years! Would you not agree? So, I am definitely going to keep an eye out on the status of this volcano and hopefully my flight will be departing on time next Wednesday! Wish me luck on my next exam and I will talk to you all soon and see some of you very soon!
On another note, what's this about Arnold Schwarzenegger fathering kids with multiple women? I saw this on the news the other day and was shocked. Apparently he has a 13 yr old boy with his former house maid! Apparently Arnold's wife was showering the maid with gifts and congratulating her on her pregnancy and she didn't even realize that Arnold was the father of that baby! Can you imagine how mortified she must be?
I am also anxiously watching that Grimsvotn volcanic eruption in Iceland and apparently all flights in Scotland have been cancelled as well as in Londonderry, Newcastle and other areas. Flights are supposed to be back up by Wednesday. Hopefully the wind blows it somewhere else so that I can leave on June 1st! They say that the volcanic eruption is decreasing in intensity, but who knows, another volcanic eruption may occur. What a nightmare, why did Iceland all of a sudden decide to cause flight problems two years in a row??? It seems like all of the world's natural disasters decided to show up all at once and wreak havoc on everyone in the last couple of years! Would you not agree? So, I am definitely going to keep an eye out on the status of this volcano and hopefully my flight will be departing on time next Wednesday! Wish me luck on my next exam and I will talk to you all soon and see some of you very soon!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Exams in 1 week and then Summer!
This entire next week is going to be a review week for the upcoming examinations. On Monday, we have our statistics exam (not looking forward to that!) and then on Thursday we have our dog and cat clinical exam. The dog and cat exam is going to be based solely on clinical cases where we are presented with a case and we must provide our differentials, diagnostic tests and treatment plans. I'm actually looking forward to taking the clinical exam because I think it's fun to try and establish a diagnosis. A lot of the material we have been learning in lectures all pertain to the years I've worked at the clinic. A lot of the surgeries that we must know for the exam, I don't really need to study for since I've seen so many of them, including orthopedic surgeries! I'm really hoping that there will be an orthopedic question on the exam. I finished studying today, I've got a set schedule I am following and it seems to be working quite well.
On another note, I added lots of photos to my picasa web album, so go and check out all of the new photos. I've started training for my hike at the end of the summer and have been running 2 miles every morning. The first day I ran 2 miles I felt like my lungs were on fire! My body was not impressed with me running that distance. Now, I can pretty much run the full 2 miles at a steady pace. At the end of my run, there is a hill called Blackford Hill. I am at the midway point before I turn back and hopefully I will be able to reach the top by the end of the week. I literally role out of bed in the morning and get my running gear on and head out the door. When I am back home, I plan on running Pinnacle Peak mountain and running to the clinic as well to help train. Maybe the intense heat will help me get in shape even more! I'll have to make sure I am carrying 5 gallons of water on my back though if I plan on running to the clinic in 100 degrees! Not sure if that will pan out, I may just fix up my bike and cycle to the clinic (at least once or twice to see if I can actually handle it!).
Well, I must go and finish nerding. I have to go over what I did today one more time and then I will call it quits for the night. Hope everyone is doing well and can't wait to see you all very soon!
On another note, I added lots of photos to my picasa web album, so go and check out all of the new photos. I've started training for my hike at the end of the summer and have been running 2 miles every morning. The first day I ran 2 miles I felt like my lungs were on fire! My body was not impressed with me running that distance. Now, I can pretty much run the full 2 miles at a steady pace. At the end of my run, there is a hill called Blackford Hill. I am at the midway point before I turn back and hopefully I will be able to reach the top by the end of the week. I literally role out of bed in the morning and get my running gear on and head out the door. When I am back home, I plan on running Pinnacle Peak mountain and running to the clinic as well to help train. Maybe the intense heat will help me get in shape even more! I'll have to make sure I am carrying 5 gallons of water on my back though if I plan on running to the clinic in 100 degrees! Not sure if that will pan out, I may just fix up my bike and cycle to the clinic (at least once or twice to see if I can actually handle it!).
Well, I must go and finish nerding. I have to go over what I did today one more time and then I will call it quits for the night. Hope everyone is doing well and can't wait to see you all very soon!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Busy! Busy! Busy!
Well, it's been a while since my last post, and for good reason! I've been busy studying for these upcoming exams. We finished our neurology and respiratory lectures and are now working on our surgery lectures. Our exam is in a couple of weeks, so I have one week left of lectures, one week of revision and then exams! Then I come back home! I've been trying to study for the statistics portion of the exam and I can definitely tell you that I would never make a good statistician! Wow do you have to be crazy to take statistics up as a career! I'm working on the practice work given to us and hoping that they will use similar problems. The new building is semi-open. Students are only allowed in the canteen, which is big and very open. The atmosphere is so much nicer to study in than the original canteen. I've been planning a hiking trip for the past few days for the summer time. My buddy Ollie and I are going to take a train to Bridge of Orchy, take the West Highland Way to Fort William (that is the trail where they filmed Braveheart), take a train from Fort William to Inverness and then begin the 90 mile journey to Smoo Cave and the very Northwestern tip of Scotland. Once we reach the Northwestern most point, we will then begin to make our way to Thurso, which is to the East. From Thurso, we will take a train to Edinburgh, which will be about 8 hours. The entire trip will take about 7-8 days and we will be camping in the Scottish Highlands. How awesome is that! This is something I've wanted to do ever since my first ever trip to Scotland. This is something I feel I must do while I am here and at least take advantage of my location. If I don't do it now, it will be much more difficult to accomplish later. We are going to be walking about 120 miles total and averaging 25 miles per day, so it will be a challenge and I will be training all Summer for it. I'll keep everyone posted on that, but there won't be any updates until it gets closer to the time, which will be on September 17th at 6am.
I have two lectures tomorrow until 11am and then I am done for the day. I will be studying statistics all weekend long so that I have it in my head. I don't want to have to resit this statistics exam! No one should! I can't wait until my exams are over and I am back home and get to work some quality hours at the clinic. After my Summer in AZ, I am then going to spend the other half in Canada! I'll work at the same clinic I did as this last break and maybe they will let me do a spay or neuter? They let me extract two feline carnassials the last time! Who knows what they will let me do this time around! I will be there for about 3 weeks so maybe they will let me do some orthopedic surgeries on my own??? Hey, I've seen so many TTAs being done that I could probably walk myself through the procedure. I know how to make all the radiographic measurements, now its just a matter of getting into surgery and attempting my first one! Some how, I doubt if a TTA will be my first solo procedure...but then again, who knows!
Well, I will try and update the photos soon, I've just been so busy. I will try this weekend. I hope everyone is having a good end of the week and I will talk to you all later!
I have two lectures tomorrow until 11am and then I am done for the day. I will be studying statistics all weekend long so that I have it in my head. I don't want to have to resit this statistics exam! No one should! I can't wait until my exams are over and I am back home and get to work some quality hours at the clinic. After my Summer in AZ, I am then going to spend the other half in Canada! I'll work at the same clinic I did as this last break and maybe they will let me do a spay or neuter? They let me extract two feline carnassials the last time! Who knows what they will let me do this time around! I will be there for about 3 weeks so maybe they will let me do some orthopedic surgeries on my own??? Hey, I've seen so many TTAs being done that I could probably walk myself through the procedure. I know how to make all the radiographic measurements, now its just a matter of getting into surgery and attempting my first one! Some how, I doubt if a TTA will be my first solo procedure...but then again, who knows!
Well, I will try and update the photos soon, I've just been so busy. I will try this weekend. I hope everyone is having a good end of the week and I will talk to you all later!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Back to the Burgh!
Hey all! Well I am back in Edinburgh and started class yesterday. Saturday and Sunday were very long days for me for traveling, but I finally made it back. The flight to Washington DC was 4 hours with a 3 hour layover when I got there. I then flew 7 hours to London Heathrow and when I arrived, they had moved my original flight and scheduled it 5 hours later! So I was stuck at Heathrow for 5 hours and I was VERY sleepy! There was nothing to do in the terminal that I was in either, so I just walked around looking at a book shop and an electronic store. I used to be able to send messages using the computers in the electronic shops, but they have since gotten rid of the wifi so that people cannot come in and use the internet. I couldn't message anyone because I had used up all of my laptop battery on the first flight and I had forgotten to include a UK adapter in my bag for my laptop. Oh well.
I finally heard my flight being called to gate 8c. I walked over to the gate and boarded the little plane. It took an hour to fly to Edinburgh, but felt like 10 min because I dozed off for a good chunk of the flight. It's amazing how much faster the takeoff feels on a smaller plane. After arriving in Edinburgh, I got to the baggage area and was waiting for my bag...and waiting...and waiting. I was sure that my bag was going to be delayed because I had flown through DC. So I went to baggage claim to have them check for my bag and there was no one there. I went back to the baggage belt and there was a BMI guy there. He pointed me in the direction of the customs baggage claim because I had started outside the UK and my bag wasn't on the other belt. Low and behold, there was my bag! It was the only bag left on the customs belt. I grabbed it, got on the Airlink bus and made my way home.
Monday morning I woke up after getting 11 hours of NEEDED sleep and headed off to class. Now, I have 3 weeks of lectures in Neurology and Respiratory, have 1 week of revision and then exams. Then, on June 1st I will be back home to start my Summer vacation! Can't wait! I hope all is well with everyone and I will post some new pictures just as soon as I get a chance.
I finally heard my flight being called to gate 8c. I walked over to the gate and boarded the little plane. It took an hour to fly to Edinburgh, but felt like 10 min because I dozed off for a good chunk of the flight. It's amazing how much faster the takeoff feels on a smaller plane. After arriving in Edinburgh, I got to the baggage area and was waiting for my bag...and waiting...and waiting. I was sure that my bag was going to be delayed because I had flown through DC. So I went to baggage claim to have them check for my bag and there was no one there. I went back to the baggage belt and there was a BMI guy there. He pointed me in the direction of the customs baggage claim because I had started outside the UK and my bag wasn't on the other belt. Low and behold, there was my bag! It was the only bag left on the customs belt. I grabbed it, got on the Airlink bus and made my way home.
Monday morning I woke up after getting 11 hours of NEEDED sleep and headed off to class. Now, I have 3 weeks of lectures in Neurology and Respiratory, have 1 week of revision and then exams. Then, on June 1st I will be back home to start my Summer vacation! Can't wait! I hope all is well with everyone and I will post some new pictures just as soon as I get a chance.
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