Today is my day off so I figured I'd give a quick update.
Over the weekend we went to El Yunque Rainforest and it was awesome. I was disappointed that there weren't any animals other than lizards, but it was still beautiful. Some people saw a rabid mongoose, and I am not too upset that I missed it. Yikes! The Puerto Rican parrot is almost extinct and there are only a few boa constrictors, but we weren't lucky enough to see them. My favorite part was swimming in La Mina Falls. The water was cold, but after going under it was easy to get used to. It was so strange to swim in freshwater.. we're all used to salty ocean water! I expected the rain forest to be really muggy and hot, but it was surprisingly cool. Our awesome tour guide warned us to be careful of the uneven pavement and slippery steps and sure enough, I was the idiot who fell. Luckily there was a railing to keep me from going too far, but I still managed to slice my leg open on the concrete steps and make a fool out of myself. At least a few people got a good laugh out of it. My mother was disappointed to hear that I didn't get it on video. I just can't seem to get over that non-stepdasicm (Karen Nealy reference). Anyways, El Yunque is the smallest national park but it has more different species of vegetation than all other US national parks combined. It was really amazing to be in a palm tree forest all day. It really made me want to explore other rain forests in the future, especially the Amazon. Every day while I'm studying, I have an amazing view of the mountains and it was really nice to finally get to explore them.
Other than visiting El Yunque, my life has consisted of mostly work and not a lot of play. We have what I think will be the hardest exam this Friday- Cardiac. Instead of going to the beach on my day off, I'm sitting here writing flashcards, reading articles, and learning about ECG's :( Hopefully it will all pay off. Even the weekends are full of studying because we have an exam every Friday. Med-surg is intense and I will be relieved when it is over on October 11th. Yesterday we had class in the same little room in the hospital from 8:30-4. By the time we left, my head was exploding and all I wanted to do was nap but I somehow found the motivation to get some stuff done.
Tomorrow, I get to go to the emergency room at clinical. I've heard that it's mostly elderly people who have fallen (and can't get up!) at home, but I'm really hoping that I get lucky with some exciting trauma.
Well, back to studying. I hope everyone is doing well at home. I keep seeing people tweet about the fall weather coming and I'm sad that I'm missing it.
Adios until next time!
Hi Amanda. Am I the only one who comments on your blog? Well, it sounds like your trip to the rain forest was fun. Hope your leg is better. We didn't have internet at Kizer's, so this is the first time I have been on the computer since getting to Vegas. I am getting ready to check out the pool. It's only on the 6th floor. But I can see it from my window- doesn't look like there is much shade so I may be back pretty quickly. The Beatle's Cirque du Soliel was amazing! We went to a comedy club last night that was pretty good, and tonight we are going to a show called Human Nature which is 4 guys from Australia singing Motown- it got good reviews on Yelp. Dad and I are very happy that you got the highest score on your exam last Friday...you're a genius! Keep up the good work. Miss you and love you!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Karen Nealy made the trip to Puerto Rico! I literally laughed out loud when I read that you slipped on the steps (sorry)! Seriously though, I'm so jealous that you've gotten to visit all these gorgeous places and I hope that when you're done with med-surg you'll get more time to relax and enjoy PR.
ReplyDeleteMiss you!! Don't get too fat!