Saturday, July 29, 2006

Welcome to my blog! Yes, I started a blog...

Hey everyone!

I thought it might be fun to have this blog thingy while I am gone just in case you are wondering about me! I still have about a 3 weeks to go before I leave for Dominica so don't miss me yet!

Anyway, in case anyone is curious I am going to the island of Dominica (Google Earth it, haha). I am going to be attending Ross University School of Medicine to get my - you guessed it - M.D.! YEA BABY! :) I have not figured out the smiley faces on this thing yet, so I will have to make due.

I am honestly freaked out going so far away from all the people I absolutely love but it will be quick! Here the program works a little different. I will be spending 16 months in Dominica, then 4 months in Miami, and finally back home for good! In Dominica, I will basically be with a few hundred others doing my "book work". It is all the classroom stuff, exams, notes, and TONS of reading. Sounds sucky but I can't wait! Then in Miami I will be doing my preclinical semester - kind of introducing us into clinical medicine before we begin our 3rd and 4th year rotations. So once I get home I will already be a 3rd year medical student! Funny how time will fly like that.

Anyway, I am sure I am going to be posting more, alot more - even before I leave. I know it is a smart move to go. I keep thinking I could reapply, maybe get in closer to come but by the time I bother to do that and get accepted elsewhere, I could already be home from Ross! So it seems kind of silly to let an opportunity like this slip by.

Welp, time to figure out the rest of this blog thing. Love you all so much and I'll talk to you soon!