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| Amazing Coordinator of Turkey Day Nicole...Thank you for giving us a real thanksgiving |
Hey everyone! So it is amazing but I only have 10 days left until I fly home from my first semester of medical school. So we had thanksgiving day here and it was a nice day. My friend Nicole is amazing and she cooked a whole thanksgiving feast! She did such a great job and I was thankful that day for good friends to have the day with and great family that I got to skype with. Our turkey and ham were amazing and so yummy. I also made homemade apple pies! It was quite the adventure to make pies here. I realized that apples are not native of Dominica so each apple was $3! Can you believe it. I went to the store and told them that I was buying 17 apples! haha it was a great though my mom sent me my grandmothers apple pie recipe and it was a little taste of home! So my grandma Jean's apple pie was a huge hit and they were devoured within hours! 3 pies gone!!
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| Golden Brown Bird Yummm |
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| My apple pies! |
So last week we had all of our practical exams, I had my gross anatomy exam on the lower limb, foot, thorax, heart, lungs etc. It went really well and then the next day I had my DPS practical exam in which I conducted a fake interview and HPI write up for a patient with palpatations. Then finally I had my cumulative histology exam on Friday. What a busy week. So over the weekend I studied for my third “mini” on the respiratory/cardiovascular block and I took that exam yesterday! So the mini was pretty tough, a lot of people were very scared but I think when we get our offical grades back people will be happier than they expected. So as you all know after a mini means……afternoon off. So what did I do with my afternoon you ask well I finished my exam at 10 am got a fresh orange juice and went to the pool.
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| Me and the boys on Thanksgiving! |
I met up with Casey, and Denise and we chatted and swam a bit and then within 2 hours I was pink and ready for lunch. So my tanning lasted all of 2 hours but 2 hours in the sun down here and you will be red really quick! After that it was nap time and skype dates with my family and Miss Leisa! And of course w/ Mr. Jay!! Wonderful to catch up on everyones lives and making plans for my time at home. Today started the grind towards finals and I have my exams on Tuesday the 14th so wish me luck; I will blog after my exam and then on the 17th it’s homeward bound to the USA…Question is what to eat first when I get back??
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| I was the bacon in this story! |
Till next time…..
