It is hard to believe that I've been in Miami for six weeks! Miami is nothing like what I expected. There are all the things people expect: fast, expensive, sports cars, beaches, Art Deco, heavy rain, humidity, insects and lots of people with plastic surgery. There are also many things I didn't expect such as garbage EVERYWHERE, shopping carts in people's front yards, and the smell. Miami has a smell and it isn't pretty! It is a cross between hot garbage and a sweaty sauna. I probably sound like I hate Miami, which isn't true; however, I wouldn't want to move here permanently.
It isn't really shocking, but I've found that I don't have as much time to write friends and family as I thought I would. That is why I decided to start posting to this blog; however, my life isn't very exciting so I'm not sure anyone will want to read it! So far, the most exciting thing was the first day of class when the professor said, “Welcome to your first day of medical school.” Hearing those words was so overwhelming that I thought I was going to cry...then the work started!
I've always been a bit of a nerd, but I think I'm becoming nerdier by the day. Last week, I was beside myself with excitement over getting the Netter's anatomy flash cards and the Board Review Series for Physiology and Immunology/Microbiology. I immediately ripped open the box and started quizzing myself! I've even started flipping though some anatomy flash cards we aren't working on in class as a study break! The other night I was studying the cranial nerves right before going to bed. I woke up at 0400 dreaming of them and started reciting the cranial nerves and their functions before going back to sleep. I also did this several weeks ago with the activation and deactivation of PKA. I heard in class that memories are solidified during REM sleep; perhaps that is why I was dreaming of my studies.
We had our first big exam today. I think it went well; but the more I hear other people talking about it, the more worried I get. About one third of my class went to South Beach after the exam. This is the fourth time I've been to the beach since moving here (the other three times were all within the first 10 days of moving!). The beach is BEAUTIFUL. In fact, it is the best part of Miami. The sand is an amazing white color and it is extremely soft, unlike anything I've ever seen. Since we are so far south, the water is warm--like a bath. It was a nice, relaxing afternoon at the beach, but it is always so exhausting to be out in the sun. Despite my best efforts, I'm developing a bit of a sun tan.
I’ve been really lucky to have met a great group of friends and I’m excited for the next four years. I once heard someone describe medical school as the most fun one can have that she will NEVER want to live through again.
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