O-week is done!

I made it through my first week of school, though it was only orientation week so it doesn't really count. My feelings throughout the week went from overwhelmed to excited to nervous, but it was a good week and I feel like I've made some good friends and will hopefully be off to a good start.

Some of the best things: my carpool group, and the people who'll be with me in Niagara. Being actually kinda OK at making sutures (in a pig foot, not a living thing). New backpack, new t-shirt, both of which are nice. The promise of a lab coat!

I'm really looking forward to tutorials and classes starting on Tuesday - I can't wait to be a student again. As for now, I'm trying to enjoy my last truly free weekend and rest up for the week to come.

The pre-blog, and freaking out.

Alright, new blog, because I want to keep this separate from the main one (not that it has seen much action lately).

It's pretty self-explanatory - I got into medical school (after three years of trying!!) and the whole thing starts next Monday. Well, that isn't completely true, what with me having to do a bunch of things over the summer: communicable disease testing, CPR/First Aid training, find an apartment etc. Oh yeah, and plan my wedding which is going to happen smack dab in the middle of my first year.

Aside from the obvious elation, I've definitely had my moments where the main feeling borders more on 'how on Earth am I going to get through this?? What have I gotten myself into?' Now that Day One is almost here, I've been having more and more moments like that. I've been out of school for two years, and haven't written an exam in four. I've NEVER taken an anatomy class, and the only times that I've watched surgery, I've fainted. Lucky for me, I am surrounded my awesome people who work very hard to make me see that I can get through it. I also tell myself that if I'm good enough to get in, I'm good enough to get through - it won't be easy but I can do it. And now I have a place to vent.