One more week

One more week at the CCU. The unit itself isn't that bad, but the attendings and fellows are not exactly the best people to work with and to learn from. In fact, they are the opposite of what I would like to become. Anyway, I'm already counting down the days.

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! My residents were so cool to give me an extra day off, so here I am at home once again. My brother is flying in from OSU tomorrow morning, it's a while since we had a meal together as a family. I'm back to work on Friday though. I might also hang out with a few med school friends tomorrow. Last I saw many of them were during our graduation.

USMLE

I passed Step 3! Now I just need to wait for internship to finish and I can apply for my license. I'm in the midst of the CCU rotation, which is pretty busy. I have tomorrow off, but my next day off is Nov 30, which means I'll be working through Thanksgiving. Hopefully the hospital isn't too busy during this time.

Back to work

I'm back on my rotations now, on CCU. The day was uneventful, I suppose. There's so much I don't know about the heart. I updated the pictures from Hawaii, so go take a look! I have been listening to a new song, Bubbly by Colbie Caillat.

Hawaii

Ahola! I'm back from Hawaii, and finally back at home in Walnut. It was a hella tight trip. We stayed on O'ahu the entire time spanning 6 nights. We went around the island on a tour, to the Dole plantation and Macadamian nut farm where food was aplenty. We visited many of the surfing sites around the island, and watched people sunbathe at Waikiki. We managed to get a tan and, some areas, sunburned. We climbed Diamond Head Crater and got an excellent view of the concrete jungle that is our hotel and absorbed the salty air of the Pacific all around us. Parasailing was an adventure. Aside from getting airsick, we were that much closer to the clouds that incessantly threatened rain. It was nice, though, when the sun came out. Snorkeling was probably the best part of the trip. The fishes did not care one iota that we were within arm's reach of the coral reef they call home. They probably know that we'll get in trouble if we stood on the reef and scrape our fragile feet, and maybe even swallow some salty sea water that is their bathroom. Halloween was a nice change of pace, following the Pacman around like one of the ghosts. We saw many oddities during that night, but I still managed to get a good night's rest. We visited Pearl Harbor where USS Arizona still sits, the Flea Market around Aloha Stadium, and watched a Luau with yummy buffet and live entertainment. Overall, the trip was a great getaway from the fire-prone LA and SD. At the end of the day, the weather was kind to us, only pouring rain the morning of our flight back to SF. Even with passing showers though, we were prancing around without a care for the world. And that's what made the vacation the most memorable. So, enough of the brief rundown. I'll post pictures when I get a chance get them on my computer. Whale!