Farley and I were looking into flights to come home, but they were (initially) running almost $1600.00! That is United States Dollars NOT the wonderful, amazing Eastern Caribbean Dollar which is probably one of the few currencies that is still weak compared to the U.S. Dollar. Farley jokingly said, " for that price, let's go to Chile and wine taste." Well, moving to the Caribbean has turned me into a travel lover and I started researching this trip ASAP. The sad thing was that, yes, in fact, we could fly to San Juan, Puerto Rico, stay for a night, then fly to Santiago, Chile (or Buenos Aires, Argentina ) stay for six nights at a three star hotel near the subway and museums, fly back to San Juan stay another night then fly back to Dominca for cheaper than flying home. Luckily, we found another sneaky web site and we are going to book our flights home tomorrow. I'm excited to get home and see everyone, but for a day the thought of staying in a beautiful metropolis in the heart of the Chilean wine country with the Andes Mountains on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other, was very tempting. Besides, we would learn how to Tango, especially if we decided to go to Argentina rather than Chile (both countries cost about the same and both got great ratings from the US state department regarding the safety of traveling---comparable to a US city). I guess a girl can still dream!
I don't have as much focus as I should today since we had a big test yesterday. It was a beast, but we have another practical exam on Friday (which shouldn't be nearly as bad...I just need to identify structures/functions/diseases of the brain...no big deal...for a BRAIN SURGEON!). I should get back to my studies...
"Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn." --Albert Einstein
Nicole, MD
I'm no longer an expatriate. I started my 3rd year of medical school in Miami and have finished my first set of medical boards, which I passed! I've been to the little island of Dominica and Miami. I completed my Family Medicine, OB/GYN and Internal Medicine clerkships while living in the beautiful city of Miami Beach, FL. I moved to New York City in the beginning of August 2011, passed my second set of boards and finished rotations in Astoria, Queens in December 2011. I have not been posting as much as I have been extremely busy. It is hard to believe that I finished medical school, landed a pediatrics residency and that I'm finally Nicole, M.D.
Yay you're coming home you're coming home. Can we hang out?
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