Saturday, July 22, 2006

August 2005

Sunday, August 28, 2005
Loads and loads of anatomy...
08-22-05-->08-27-05


Hello friends,

I am still insanely busy, but decided to write a short entry now instead of no entry later.

This past Monday we had our first Neuro quiz. It wasn’t too bad. Most of it was actually anatomy, and out of that, a whole lot of it was innervations. After the quiz on Monday we had anatomy lecture, histology lecture and radiology lecture. I really like radiology! During the afternoon I had a topography lab (learning all about the brain). In any case, that night I decided to go home and do work at home instead of Smith hall. But I was really tired and didn’t get too much stuff done.

On Tuesday we had two ours of histology, and an ENT lecture. ENT is quite interesting; I think I might want to go into that… That afternoon we had an anatomy lab that was really annoying and hard (our opposite group didn’t do their dissection right, which made it difficult to do our dissection.) After lab I went to a club meeting that had free Chinese dinner… yum!!! Then I went to smith hall and worked my butt off on everything I didn’t get to on Monday.

Wednesday was wonderful! Dr. Boyajian is just awesome. She gets right to the most important things and gives you the big picture. I like learning from people who are excited about what they do! The lab we had ran through muscular examination—we did a lot of it last year, but it was a much needed review. OMT is so much more fun this year than last!

Thursday… uggg… I was really really REALLY tired on Thursday. I woke up early and went to lab, and then I had 2 lectures of anatomy that were long and tedious. Then by the time biochem (which I like a whole lot) rolled around, I was starting to nod off in class. It is a terrible thing to be falling asleep, not just because it is disrespectful, but also because I don’t learn the material in the classroom, and then I have to go home and learn it again. Yes… I paid for this one by studying this lecture for way to long today. During the afternoon we had a physiology lecture, and then a path lab. This was the first week I solved a pathology case and voiced it out! It was so nice…and I just can’t wait for the next path lab. I must have done a lot of studying on Thursday night, but I don’t quite remember…

Friday was just fun—we had 2 Ophthalmology lectures (or as dad says: “The pokey-man doctors!”) Than we had pathology lecture which was way cool! Then we had a great Pediatrics lecture.

Today was a long day. We studied many things, but what killed both of us was the anatomy lecture. It was just SOOOOOoooooo long. We still didn’t get all the way through, but we will. Oh well. Lab was fun, but I want to get there a few more times before the practical.

For those who are interested, my practical is next Thursday, and my midterm is on Friday. Then… I get to fly home to Arizona and visit my family!!!!!!! I can’t wait!

Kitty update: I’ve been feeding the cat this whole week, and I petted it a few times (every time I did that he looked up smelled me and walked backwards. I guess I smell bad from the anatomy lab.) Tonight when I called it, it came running towards me and then climbed into the bushes where he/she got the food.
My friend Hans told me that there are actually a pair of cats… they look identical… so I might have been feeding two of them.

In any case, I am hoping that the kitty(s) will learn to trust me before it gets too cold. He/she let me stand next to it and put my hand about half an inch away from it—once in a while it gets freaked out, and it runs backwards when it sees my hand, but most of the time he/she is okay with it.

Well, I really have to go to bed, so goodbye from me,

Love,

Reut
28 aug 05 @ 12:39 am

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Sunday, August 21, 2005
hello from rainy Missouri!
08-15-->08-21-05


Hi Everyone,

What a fun week! On Monday we had an interesting day—biochem, anatomy and embryology. Late in the afternoon we had our first topography lab where we studied the brain. Definitely interesting.

I’ve been going to lab every morning and I am feeling okay about all of the new structures we have to know. I really need to go over the osteology in more details. We have a little under two weeks for the mid-term, that I really have to get this done soon.

Tuesday was also fun—we had biochemistry again, anatomy, physiology, and an anatomy lab. That night I had an organizational fair—where everyone who represented a club tried to convince people to join. It was actually really fun.

Wednesday was really long… family medicine in the morning (all sorts of neuropathies), then Communication skills lab, and a special stem cell research lecture. Although some of my classmates did not agree, and were upset by this lecture, I thought it to be thought provoking and interesting. Later that afternoon we had an OMT lab, and I got to go up on stage and present a treatment.

On Thursday we had physiology, anatomy histology and path lab. In our pathology lab we are presenting individual cases. It is SO much better than the group presentations from last year. It is low key and fun! That night I had a peds-club/Docs for Tots meeting.

Friday was all about clinical medicine. We had ENT doctors coming in and giving us presentations. I really enjoy these. Anyways, during the afternoon we had an anatomy review, which was useful, and then I studied until 7 or so and went home to sleep…

The last two days I’ve been studying a whole bunch for our quiz tomorrow. I feel quite prepared, and hope I’ll do well.

Oh! I forgot to tell you that I found a cat outside… it is still not convinced that I am nice enough to get close to, but it does like the food I give it. Maybe in a few weeks it’ll trust me a bit more and not be so timid. He/She is black, and is just so cute! I just love animals. If this kitty doesn’t want to adopt me as its owner, I’ll wait for E-ma to come and pick my two cats from the humane society with me!!! :o) Hurrah!!!

Well, I know this was a boring entry, but I am tired and need to go to bed… you’ll just have to forgive me this time around :o)

Love to all,

Reut
21 aug 05 @ 11:42 pm

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Sunday, August 14, 2005
Back to school!!!
08-06-05--> 08-13-05


Back to school!!!
Hello everyone,

Yes, I am back to my normal hectic schedule, and it is oh-so-sweet!!! I really missed school (really, I am not kidding!). Our current section is ‘Neuro’ (Neuroscience), and it is really interesting!

So… last time I wrote I think Banana had just left my house, and I was getting ready for school. I don’t quite remember what I did over the weekend, but a lot of it was just missing my family a whole lot…

On Monday we had a registration day that was pretty much a waste of time. Nevertheless, it was nice to have a ‘get back into thing’ day before really starting again.

On Tuesday I had a full day—Histology, a double dose of Anatomy, and physiology. That afternoon I had an interior of Skull + lateral neck Anatomy lab which lasted until 5pm. This lab was actually much more difficult than the first anatomy lab last year (the first ever, that is) because our cadavers were completely whole. Last year our first dissection was done after the 2nd years have done their head and neck dissections, and so it was much easier to ‘forget’ that this was a person. In any case, I hope I am not grossing anyone out (sorry mom :o) ). Regardless, after the first incision it all became much easier and now we are all back in the game.

On Wednesday our school had a picnic and a baseball game planned for the afternoon. Since I went last year and had a fabulous time, I REALLY wanted to go again this year. Only problem… I had school work to finish. My motivation for Wednesday was finishing everything I needed to do and then just going to the picnic and game. I have to report that this was the best motivation ever. I finished my anatomy and communication skills without wasting any time, and was so happy! The picnic was awesome (except the food, that is…) I saw many of my friends, and saw my ‘little sister,’ Sarah. It was just a blast! The baseball game was pathetic, but I didn’t expect anything out of the Royals… as such, I only stayed 1 inning. I would have stayed longer, but it really was a sad game.

Thursday we had an interesting lecture: Clinical conference. It included Intracranial Hematomas, Herniations and Hemorrhages. Later on we had a family medicine lecture (cervical trauma) which was both great and scary; scary because of how we can so easily hurt ourselves. Then we had physiology and a path lab. I really enjoyed pathology lab, mainly because I recognized many different things!!! I was so proud! I think I get the main picture now, and can start filling in the little details.

Friday was real fun! We had an AWESOME embryology class—we learned about the development of the head and neck. This is by far my favorite topic. I just find it so fascinating! Following this came two hours of difficult anatomy lecture. It took me all of Friday night and a tad of today to really understand it. Still… I’m glad I put in the time and figured it out, because it is actually not too complicated and actually very useful for everything else.

That afternoon the Pediatrics club organized a meeting to show us what they do in the different health fairs (health screening). What a wonderful thing to go over! I signed up to volunteer at a health fair the following day.

…and so today, I woke up early in the morning, finished reading a lecture I had left over from yesterday and went out to volunteer! It was just so much fun :o) I started out with the hearing test and later on did a vision test. The children were just so very cute, and it was fun helping out! I am hoping to add this type of volunteering to my schedule. It is important both to me (practice-practice-practice…) and to the community here in Kansas City. I got home at around 1pm, and started studying a tad later.

Both Tala and I studied the osteology of the head today. It has a lot of info, but it is actually not too bad, and does make sense. With a mid-term coming up in 3 weeks, it is going to be extremely hard to learn ALL of the head and neck anatomy (including neuroanatomy), but alas… I am ready for the challenge! After we have finished most of the osteology, we dove into the difficult lecture from Friday. It is nice to really understand the material, and I am feeling really good about it!

Tomorrow we will be reviewing the week, and I will go over next week’s anatomy in a short 20 minute session.

Love to all,

Reut
14 aug 05 @ 12:54 am

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Friday, August 5, 2005
back to KC land.
07-30-05--> 08-05-05


Hello to all,

Wow, this has been some week! I left home on Saturday morning, and drove all day long to Colorado. The drive is really pretty—but my car didn’t like ascending to Flagstaff… a lot of 3rd gear. Now, the thing is, yes, I left home, but… I was talking with my family on the cell phone almost all the way to Albuquerque (at least it felt like it). All of us had a difficult time saying good-bye, and I really will make it a point to live within a 2 hour drive from my family. I hate living so far away! >:o( grrr!

In any case, at around 9pm Colorado time I made it to Banana’s house (Anna-Banana). We went out to dinner with Azadeh, but I was so tired that we parted pretty early and went to sleep.

The next morning Banana and I packed her stuff in my car, made some sandwiches and hit the road. The drive from Colorado back to Missouri has about 7 hours worth of Kansas… and oh-boy is it boring! It was so flat, and I swear I could see the earth’s curvature. Ugg. We stopped somewhere in Kansas for a picnic lunch, and then stopped for gas and ice-cream (it’s a lovely combination!). I was so happy that Banana decided to come with me, because this drive would have been so incredibly boring without another person to talk to. I don’t know how I managed to pass the time when I drove to Colorado at the beginning of the summer. I must have sung a lot.

We have made it to Kansas City at around 8:00 local time. It was still light outside, and we got everything unpacked by nightfall. Needless to say, we were both pooped, and we went to bed pretty early.

The next day I showed Banana all around my school—she rather liked our little campus. We were planning on staying there a bit longer, but then came the realization… we had no food in my house… we needed to go venture. Now, normally, this wouldn’t have been a problem—I would have driven to the grocery store and got whatever it was I needed. But, if you remember me telling you a few months back, Kansas City is doing some works on the Missouri Bridge—a main artery for getting north of the river. I needed to find a detour. Well… that took a good chunk of the morning, but I found a few ways to getting where I needed to go. After we got the food, we came back home, ate and then went and seen a movie. Can you guess which? Quoting my dad: “Wait, I know! I bet it’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’”. You will just have to smile and nod on this one… I can’t help it, I adore this movie; it is just so wonderfully unique. That night we built my bookcase and two other shelves together. I really like building stuff… I think dad trained me well over the summer.

The next day, we drove to Hallmark visitor center. The factory is here in town, and it is really interesting to learn about the history of the business. We saw lots of old Norman Rockwell letters and drawings. It was a very unique experience. Afterwards, we drove around a bit (I was attempting to get to the plaza, but got lost a few times). It is amazing how much better I know the city now after Banana was here. During the year I didn’t get a chance to go explore, and now I did, and it is so nice to (sort of) know where I’m going. When we finally made it to the plaza, we had a nice lunch and a lot of window shopping. Banana works at Ann(e)-Taylor, so we ventured there to see if they had anything nice for us. They didn’t. In any case, we went home after a while, worked out again and watched “Shall We Dance” on DVD. This movie was very cute.

The next day we really went crazy! We drove to the visitor center in the Harley-Davidson factory!!! It was definitely cool, and reminded me a whole lot of the Boeing factory in Seattle. Don’t worry I am not planning on getting a motorcycle. Afterwards, we went out to see another movie; no, not ‘Charlie’ again, but rather “Must Love Dogs”. It was very cute! By that we finished our ‘Odyssey,’ and Banana had to fly home. It was really fun having her here. That evening I hung all of the pictures in my apartment.

The next morning, I fixed the old hutch and put all of my school binders and books on the bookshelf and hutch. That afternoon, my new neighbor Cheri and my old neighbor Katie went out to lunch. It was Katie’s birthday, so we went out to the Cheesecake factory. It was rather delicious! That night I finished re-organizing the kitchen. It turned out really nice.

Today I visited school, bought a few books I needed, got a few library books I wanted, and got all of my summer school mail. And now, as I am writing, I am making muffins and hoping with all of my heart that these won’t turn out salty like the last batch I made… (blach!)

Well, I am very excited to begin school again, and next week I will tell you all about it!

Reut
5 aug 05 @ 7:18 pm

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