Term 1 Recap

Finals are upon me and I am left to reflect upon the last 4 months of my life and the first 4 months of my medical career. Montgomery Burns' monkey said it best, "It was the best of times it was the blurst of times!' From the very second I got here I was met with challenges. I learned that as we are faced with challenges no matter how difficult they are we can work through them. The keyword here is work. I can't tell you how many hours I have spent studying biochemistry or the cranial nerves and their autonomics. The first few days I was here I spent many bus trips and many hours walking in the hot caribbean sun in order to get my living standards up to snuff. I had to find my church without any real phonebooks or addresses. I had zero friends and had to work at getting new ones quickly for the sake of my social health. While learning more about the importance of work I also came to better appreciate the importance of not working. "A man cannot run faster than he has strength". I found that taking a break here and there and going out with friends as least once a week was very helpful in keeping me sane. Sometimes when I was inside all day studying, a jog was just the cure for cabin fever. It helped me deal with stress and kept me relaxed when it came crunch time. I do not have official grades yet but I think I will manage and can take my lessons to next term to be even more successful. It has been a very interesting 4 months!