The days are getting cooler now. I find myself not sweating so much. I've been told that it gets really cold here, but I'm having a hard time believing it. I actually just googled "average Be'er Sheva low temp wintertime," and Wikipedia says 46°F. See? Not cold. I can deal with that. That's not even as cold as Texas got. It's a full 14 degrees above freezing.
The kids are back in school now, which is making biking to class a little more complicated for me. I prefer to bike on the sidewalk, because drivers are crazy around here. However, there are usually little children forming a 3-deep barrier across the sidewalk on their way to school. So then, I ride on the street, which is filled with insane and/or stop-and-go traffic at 8am (when I bike to class), mostly consisting of those schoolchildren's parents. The school is in between the hospital and my house. I think from now on I may opt for the dirt/dust street-under-construction that is closed to traffic. I suppose 2-ton dirt-moving machinery could be less of a threat than those moms and dads carrying precious cargo.
In our courses, we're getting deeper into subject matter now, and I'm starting to realize how crazy this whole ride is going to be. I think I'll make it as long as my brain doesn't explode on me. I study every day, and I still don't feel like I'm studying nearly enough. We have 8 classes: Biochemistry, Immunology (my favorite!), Histology (I also really like this one), Biostatistics, Microbiology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Global Health, and Hebrew.
Yesterday, for reasons unknown to us, we had no classes in the afternoon, which for me meant that I had only one class that day - Immunology (my favorite!). We also had Biostatistics, but I am exempted from that class. I spent the afternoon studying, of course. It was a nice treat. The only down side is that I don't have air conditioning in my house, and my room gets really hot in the afternoon (the western sun beats right through the glass). Someday, you will see the glass that I'm talking about when I post pictures of my abode. Not now, but soon. . .
I also was inspired to cut my hair. This inspiration came mostly from the two inches of fuzzy, split ends I had that always appeared to be teased. The best scissors I could get my hands on were fabric shears, so I chopped away. I think it looks okay. I can run my fingers through it again (which is obviously most important). So nice.
We're in the process of filming our Class of 2015 skit for the White Coat Ceremony at the end of the month. It's an MSIH tradition for the 1st year class to perform a skit (recorded or live). Here are some previous skits:
Class of 2014
Class of 2013
I will be sure to post ours on here after the ceremony :D It's going to be awesome.
Lehitra'ot!
The kids are back in school now, which is making biking to class a little more complicated for me. I prefer to bike on the sidewalk, because drivers are crazy around here. However, there are usually little children forming a 3-deep barrier across the sidewalk on their way to school. So then, I ride on the street, which is filled with insane and/or stop-and-go traffic at 8am (when I bike to class), mostly consisting of those schoolchildren's parents. The school is in between the hospital and my house. I think from now on I may opt for the dirt/dust street-under-construction that is closed to traffic. I suppose 2-ton dirt-moving machinery could be less of a threat than those moms and dads carrying precious cargo.
In our courses, we're getting deeper into subject matter now, and I'm starting to realize how crazy this whole ride is going to be. I think I'll make it as long as my brain doesn't explode on me. I study every day, and I still don't feel like I'm studying nearly enough. We have 8 classes: Biochemistry, Immunology (my favorite!), Histology (I also really like this one), Biostatistics, Microbiology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Global Health, and Hebrew.
Yesterday, for reasons unknown to us, we had no classes in the afternoon, which for me meant that I had only one class that day - Immunology (my favorite!). We also had Biostatistics, but I am exempted from that class. I spent the afternoon studying, of course. It was a nice treat. The only down side is that I don't have air conditioning in my house, and my room gets really hot in the afternoon (the western sun beats right through the glass). Someday, you will see the glass that I'm talking about when I post pictures of my abode. Not now, but soon. . .
I also was inspired to cut my hair. This inspiration came mostly from the two inches of fuzzy, split ends I had that always appeared to be teased. The best scissors I could get my hands on were fabric shears, so I chopped away. I think it looks okay. I can run my fingers through it again (which is obviously most important). So nice.
We're in the process of filming our Class of 2015 skit for the White Coat Ceremony at the end of the month. It's an MSIH tradition for the 1st year class to perform a skit (recorded or live). Here are some previous skits:
Class of 2014
Class of 2013
I will be sure to post ours on here after the ceremony :D It's going to be awesome.
Lehitra'ot!
Wow. Biochemistry, Immunology, Histology, Biostatistics, Microbiology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Global Health, and Hebrew... lot's of learning! Looking forward to super interesting conversations! Hope you're doing well.
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