Almost done!

This 4-week block of outpatient medicine is quickly coming to an end and tomorrow morning is my last half day of clinic. That means tomorrow afternoon I start the long and horrible journey back to CA! I'm extremely excited to be heading home for a few weeks, but getting there will be less than ideal for a few reason. First, because I'm gone so long I am taking a bus with a bunch of undergrads to the airport. It's only $7 dollars, and I have to take a bus just to catch the bus. At least I will get to the airport without having to park my car for tons of money. Second, I am taking Spirit Airlines. For those of you who have never flown Spirit for a longish flight, don't. I booked this flight before I knew how much I disliked the experience, which I found out in September when I went to SoCal for the weekend. Every flight was delayed, the seats don't recline, everything costs extra, and I mean EVERYTHING. I didn't want to pay $10-20 per flight (I have a layover in Vegas) to choose my seat, so despite checking in almost exactly 24 hours prior to my flight and there being an abundance of aisle and window seats available, I will be stuck in a middle seat for a 4.5 hour flight and then again for another 1.5 hour flight. Lucky me. Pretty sure they don't really give a shit about their customers and just want to squeeze as much money as possible out of everyone who can't afford to fly on a better airline. I am so not looking forward to that. Lastly, my flight is not scheduled to get in until 11:30pm in CA, so inevitably I will get home well after midnight, probably much later since the flight is almost sure to be delayed for one reason or another. At least I'll be snuggling with the puppies and hanging out with family soon.

As for now, I need to start packing! I also have quite a lot of Christmas shopping to do still, which means it's an Amazon kind of night. See you all soon!

Tag Days

This weekend was our annual Galen's Tag Days, where med students brave the cold in Ann Arbor to stand outside and raise money for Mott Children's Hospital as well as various children's organizations within Washtenaw County. I tagged in the hospital, on Main Street during Midnight Madness (the yearly night when everything downtown is open until midnight for shopping), and at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube during the synchronized skating competition. We made a good amount of money, but we won't know the final count for a while. Last year we made over $75k, so hopefully we get up there again this year. Luckily it wasn't nearly as cold as it was last year during Tag Days, so while it was still chilly, I wasn't frozen solid.

In other news, I am trying to re-learn how to play the oboe to maybe play in the Smoker band, which is essentially the pit orchestra for our annual musical faculty roast. Could be fun, but it's been a very very long time since I've played anything for real. Ten and a half years!!! Wow. I can't believe it's been that long since high school. Anyways, that's all really. Tomorrow it's back to more outpatient medicine. We are halfway through this month already, and only two weeks until I am home for Christmas! I should probably start Christmas shopping soon!