I figured the earlier I get up this morning, the more I’ll get done.  Today i have decided to dedicate the whole day to histology and biochem.  Those are two subjects that I actually get quite well.    This  morning the IEA(honor society) is going to give us an Anatomy bell ringer just as a mock exam in preparation for our exam on the 9th of October.  For those of you that do not know, a bell ringer is used in a lot of lab practicals when testing our ability to identify certain things.  For example, in Gross Anatomy we will be giving 30seconds to look at a question, find a nerve or blood vessel or identify part of a bone and  for the mock but 1minute for the real thing.  That’s not a very long time at all.  I never thot it will be difficult to identify what side of the heart I am looking at. I always thot I was good with the heart, (realized physiologically I am, anatomically.. needs improvement quickly)  This 3D visuals are really starting to get to me.  I’ll do my best nevertheless and leave the rest to God. I found another nice spot to study, this time in the library with nice comfortable chair and a cubicle all to myself, this will be my hiding spot for the next few weeks until I get tired of that environment and need to find another spot.  One thing I have getting to look forward to is my weekly episode of Grey’s anatomy (tv show). I subscribe to the season on Itunes and that is my time to relax. I also find time to play a sudoku (numbers game), a classmate introduced me to it.  It keeps your brain active, as if I need anything else to do that.  Now, that I am done eating breakfast and having a cup of coffee, its time for me to wash dishes and head out.  The one thing that sucks is that the day seems so much more shorter than they’ve ever felt to me.

 

Stay blessed!

I am glad that many of you understand that I am in med school and things tend to be a bit overwhelming at times, I haven’t forgotten about my blog.  My Dad called me this morning and mentioned that he had been checking my blog daily for logs and hasnt seen any for the past 7 days.  I apologize for that but the days go by so fast nowadays that I completely loose track of time.   I have midterms the week of October 9th, I have my Anatomy on 9th, Histo on the 11th and Biochem on the 13th.  I am glad that they even spaced them out.  There is so much material to cover and they add more everyday so it is really important that I stay on top of things which I have been managing to do with just about 5-6hrs sleep per night.   I am doing fine though, that’s what medical school is all about.   I can’t wait for Grenada thanksgiving (Octoer 25th). I will actually  have a day out of school.  :smile:  I miss home like crazy and I can’t wait to come home in December.  Like someone told me , Medical school is not difficult its just an huge amount of work, at one time. This person said its like drinking water from a fire hose (the pressure) I continue to pray and stay strong, I will be well.   I will drop another blog very soon and I will makesure it doesn’t take this long. 

 stay blessed!

Now that the unified exam is over, I am trying to get back to my regular schedule. Studying for the exam for so many hours in a day kinda threw me off my schedule, but that doesn’t affect my school work.   The exam was under high security, it felt like I was taking the MCAT.  Overall my scores were good.  I am just glad its over and I don’t have to worry about taking an exam that incorporates 4 classes in one.  Now the next exam coming up is our midterm.   After histo today I found a really nice quiet place to study.. Its a balcony in one of the buildings in the school and its overlooks the caribbean ocean.  It’s well shaded and so cool, that will be my hideout in between classes for studying. I am starting to learn that in medschool you really have to be selfish with your time. People are gonna ask for yourself and you really have to pick and choose those you can help because your time is very important.  Histo lab was a lot of fun today, probably because I knew all the answers to the questions that were askings because I took the time to preread last night. You see, prereading those help, so those of you in school try that out.  A lot of nigerian doctors in my histo lab :smile:, they are nice people (I think all of them are Ib) some of them can be tough though when its time for us to present our different tissue slides.

In a couple minutes, I have biochem . Don’t get me wrong, I like biochem but the when I get to class it as if the teacher is singing a lullaby. I have to struggle to stay awake in that class.  anyways I always manage to understand the information.  Bunmi and feyi have mentioned that September is my month to be my best. I am gonna make that happen with God’s help.

Well, gotta go take a power-nap before class, maybe that will help a bit.

 

stay blessed. 

 

I can’t believe its been a full week since I blogged. I know all of you have been wondering what’s up with this chick but I hope you understand that sometimes am gonna have exams and even something as quick as writing a blog would not easily get done. I am up at 6am today to continue to study for my exam today. Do you think I am ready? well… let’s wait and find out.  The unified exam is a test at SGU that are given to first termers couple weeks before their midterm.  The exam covers all your major classes which in my case are : Gross Anatomy, Embryology, Biochem, and Histology. Yes, all four classes will contribute questions to be included in the exam.  So of my peers say, “oh, its not big deal it only counts for a little portion of our grade for each class”  I say to them “none of us here want to get a B on that exam.  We are all competitive and people will we say anything to make you feel like you are doing too much even though they are doing exactly the same.  So, I am studying as if it’s going to be 50% of my grade for each class.  I’ll let you know what the outcome is.  

Other than the unifieds, everything else is going well. I am glad I am going to go to the grocery store after my exam today because I think I have had my fair share of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.    Well, now its time for me to go back to my studies and you can look forward to more blogs at least until midterm starts displaying its ugly head. 

 Stay Blessed.

I know it might seem like I am complaining, but I am not. I am just wondering at what point during the school year are the classes not going to have a subordinate event/session to attend.  I am busy enough as it is, In between Histo, Anatomy, Embryo, Biochem and Clinical skills the time i have left is really just meant to sleep, eat, and study but lately they’ve just been adding stuff to the schedule.  For example last Friday I had to listen to a 2hr lecture on substance abuse (it was mandatory).   This week the new thing that’s been added to my schedule is Living Anatomy.  So now, for anatomy I have 4 different things to attend; lecture, wet lab (working with cadavers), dry lab (working with clincial situations) and now living anatomy (working with people that are alive). All these for 1 class. WOW.  Right now I am taking a 15minute break because tonight i have decided to do a 2hr interval for each class I need to study for until bed time.   Its going well so far.   One more minute before my break is over, so I will use this time to tell my family “I miss you guys like crazy” but I am glad I will be home soon, in December.. bye

You’re probably wondering why I decided to title my blog that. Its all in relation to my gross anatomy professor.  Whenever she’s lecturing, its a big mess for me and I am sure for other also.  She talks extremely fast going over materials that most of us have never heard before. It as if we are not even there.  She goes slide to slide and today a class that should take 2 hours she finished in 45minutes so you can imagine how fast she talks.  Its blah blah blah to most of the class.  Although no one actually learned anything from the lecture today, she was applauded for dismissing us early.  The good thing is I believe today was her last lecture.  Nothing much is going besides studying. I actually took a nap this afternoon.  Following Dry lab (lab where we discuss clinical anatomy), I was going to study in the library but I was kidding myself. I was so sleepy so I just went back to my room and went to sleep for 1 hour.  Oh BTW, CPR results came out and I didn’t find my name on the list (I thot to myself, I couldn’t have possibly failed the CPR exam), so I went to the clinicals office yesterday and she said that I didn’t shade my scantron very well.  I said to her, ever since I have been in school I have never had problems with my scantron. She gave me a pencil to use for exams  and told me that I passed.  That put a big smile on my face

I know a lot of you are thinking, well you wanted to go to medical school.  Now you are there ‘deal with it.  Well if no one is saying that, I am.   Anatomy… is trying to kick my butt but I will not let it.  It won’t conquer me. I must say I have been quite stressed out lately trying to juggle every class and its notes.   But I am doing fine.  I had anatomy lab today and found out that I am going to be the only girl in my lab group for the rest of the semester, it kinda sucks because some of the guys with me are lazy.  They didn’t want to dissect today at all, two of them didn’t even come with gloves (what kinda mess is that?). Anyways, I had to disect, which really isn’t my favorite thing to.  No one has ever heard me mention of any interest in surgery. I guess it’ss still important and it’s not all that bad.  Xrays are a little difficult to read, but I think I am getting the hang of it, I just have to practice more, sometimes I can’t even tell if I am looking at the back or the front. :)  Even with these few challenges I am still in good spirits.  I have started working out and thats helping me feel like I am doing something for myself besides studying all the time.

I noticed something about Men here, they are so rude, not courteous at all.  They won’t even open the door, or hold the door for  you, even if you bump into them at the door, they don’t even move out of the way and say “go ahead” they  just squeeze right by you. back pack and all. :(  Anyways I can still hold my own.  I gotta go now, I have to study some Anatomy.  My roommate, Beks, said to me today, ”You are forbidden to stay up late tonight” and I jokingly said to her “My mother is back in  Minnesota.” She’s right though “Early to bed, Early to Rise, makes a girl healthy and wise.” I think thats how that saying it goes. .   later

The guys that live above me are driving me crazy.  They can’t seem to stop moving their chairs around.  Whenever they move it, it sounds like an earthquake is about to occur. Moving the chair at all hours of the day. My roommate and I keep wondering where they heck are the moving the chairs to, the rooms are not that big.  I need to just relax and not let it get to me but the next time it gets on my nerves I am definitely going to pay them a visit. 

Sunday, the beginning of another week.  As I transferred my schedule to my palm I realize that this week is going to be a little busy than last week.  I have 4 hours that was mine last week taken from me for anatomy dry lab (lab where we will discuss clincal correlations to what we have studied so far) and ethics group session (scheduled to discuss pallative care) Palliative care deals with relieving pain of patients that might have a terminal disease.  Anyways, both sessions should be interesting but I don’t like loosing 4 hours of my personal time.   I know I mentioned in my last blog that I would take pics of campus this weekend. Unfortunately, I didn’t get around to it this weekend.  I will have to postpone till next weekend.  

 I bought some milk yesterday. I bought 3 cartons that should be last me for a little bit.  I went to a different grocery store that was much cheaper than the one I went to last week.  One thing that’s been bogging me is how some websites that are U.S. based can tell when you are browsing on the website out of the country.  Why? Before I left home I was heavily hooked on Big Brother and I remember saying to my sis that I will still be able to watch the full episode online. To my surprise, when I logged on the website to try and watch it said ” Not Available for viewing outside of the U.S.” . Last nite Dywanda logged on msn and told me about Beyonce’s performance at VMA (Video Music Awards), she said it was the best performance she’s seen in a very long time.  I told her I would get on MTV overdrive (MTV broadband channel online)  and watch the Beyonce performance unfortunately for me I got the message “Due to copyright…. Not available for viewing outsie of the U.S.” that’s not fair. It would have been a well deserved study break but I just went back to studying.  Oh well.. life goes on.

Another week, hopefully I will have nothing but wonderful reports to bring. lots of love

I can finally take a deep breath and let it out.  It has been a very busy week.  The interesting thing is this is how my weeks will be from now.  Good News! I finally have internet in my dorm room now.  Although its not wireless it is wonderful to have it in the comfort of my own room.  I am using it as I write.    I am so glad its Friday, not that I get to chill out and do nothing but I get ample time to go over everything that I have learned this week. I also get a chance to take a nap and not feel guilty about it.   

 Have you guys ever heard of a grocery store running out of milk. Milk? that’s a necessity.  You remember i was complaining about how much I had to pay for the cereal, now after I paid all that money for my Honey Nut Cheerios I can’t even eat it.  I am going go to town on a Milk hunt today.  I have had plantains quite a few times this week, my Grenadian friend Sherry brought some for me when she went home over the weekend. I better start getting myself to the gym before I gain that freshman 15.  I wouldn’t like that and I am sure I can think of someone else that wouldn’t. :lol:  Although I look forward to the weekend, its also the time I  miss home a lot. I will be alright.   

I just realized that every professor that I have liked while in school were professors that were enthusiastic about their subject and their position.  I just got out of my 2-hour histo class and I said to myself “I like Dr. C” he makes histology a lot of fun.  

I was really happy this morning when I talked to mom and she said she was just reading my blog. You guys know my mom she doesn’t use the computer a lot. I am glad she takes the time to check out the blog. BTW, don’t forget to check my girl Dywanda’s blog. Its very interesting.  :). What am I gonna do this weekend? I am going to study, take pictures of the campus and do something spontaneous.   The pictures will be available sometime next week if Mas helps me with it.:)