Finishing my first semester of PT school STRONG!
Hi, friends. Haven’t seen you in a while.
Good news:
I finished finals for PT school, and assuming that a mad bull doesn’t break into the department office and jumble up my grades, I managed to pull off at least a 90% in six of my classes, and passed w/a B in the last one (of which no one was a fan). I’ve never been pushed so hard in school in my life, but I’ve also never felt so rewarded after all of it was over. Staying at the library/lab until 1 or 2am everyday during finals week = totally worth it. Marbles have been restored.
I’m still in disbelief that I’m done with an entire semester of PT school. This program is pretty good at finding that point where they push their students to almost kill them, but turn out educated and inquisitive future clinicians instead. Let’s say.. it builds character :P This whole “suffering together” mentality definitely brought my classmates closer together, though. I’m kidding; it really wasn’t that bad if you kept your eye on the ball. What we’re learning is finally relevant and can only help our future patients. My mind is still blown everyday when we find something new in our cadavers or I finally understand how the three planes of the foot/ankle work together.
So many awesome things happened since I last wrote. I had a good Thanksgiving with the family. I went to a music ministry workshop led by the inspiring Rawn Harbor with Newman. I’ve been singing and playing guitar at church. I’ve been studying with a better group and getting to know my classmates better. Last Friday (the day after my last final), I went home for my mom’s birthday for the first time in four years because PT/pharm school finished finals a week earlier than undergrad. It was nice :)
I’m just going to give fat lists to make up for lack of blogging and abundance of awesomeness :D
Pre-finals gratitude list:
- Thanksgiving leftovers
- Shopping w/Sissy & Ma
- Walking Lucy :)
- Studying w/Sissy @ Cafe Frascati
- Inheriting Ba’s old tripod from when he and Ma first came to the States
- Ba showing an interest in my interests :O
- SLEEP (whenever I could get it)
- Coffee, tea, espresso… MOAR ESPRESSO
- Laser tagging for a classmate’s birthday
- The guys singing “Baby It’s Cold Outside” before every freaking exam
- The late night dream team at the library/lab helping me ace my exams
- Listening to country music in my friend’s truck
- Dirty soy chai lattes
- Having the drive to keep studying
- Support from my friends
- Scarves & gloves for nippy weather!
Music ministry workshop right before finals:
- Rawn Harbor in the flesh!
- Studying in the car on the way there
- Being able to name all the ligaments around the diaphragm while R. Harbor told us to sing w/our diaphragms
- Being reminded of what the music ministry was all about
- Feeling inspired
- Singing those jazzy songs :)
- Watching R. Harbor in action!
- Pretty awesome pasta and salad
- Music minister bonding!
- R. Harbor talking with me :D :D
Post-finals gratitude list:
- SHOWING THOSE TESTS WHO’S BOSS
- Celebrating at Valley Brew w/classmates
- Getting out of my last practical in time for the noon Mass w/Newman (Immaculate Conception of Mary)
- Seeing Ma on her birthday <3
- Hanging out w/Sissy and eating kettle corn
- Baking and decorating sugar cookies for the Christmas party
- Carpooling w/CV back to STK for Newman fun
- Wild party animals: hot cider at church Christmas party, church, then baking cookies in our PJ’s. This is the life.
- Seeing my dear friends and not having to worry
- Slumber parpies w/CV, like old times :)
Past Thanksgiving fun:
Digging through old school work: sight singing assignments
Flawless pumpkin pie at last <3
Yes, observe my leaf crust at a different angle.
