Laughing

Sometimes you just have to laugh for no reason until you start to cry and fall on the floor. Sometimes that is the result of a TV show on ice cream while your family looks at you like you've lost it. Good times. 

Utah

I just got home from a wonderful few days in Utah. I spent most of my time in Salt Lake City for my interview, but also explored a bit. My flight in was a little crazy, with lots of turbulence and a diversion to Provo to re-fuel since we were unable to land on multiple attempts due to shifting winds. We sat on the plane while they got more fuel and filled out all the paperwork and then made the quick hop up to Salt Lake City. I was a little late to my dinner because of that, but only really missed the drinks and mingling portion, so it wasn't a problem at all! The next day was my interview, which was great. The hospital seems like a great place to work and the program seems to prepare residents well.

After the interview stuff was all over I explored downtown SLC a bit, mostly by walking around the mall and the Temple Square area. I had dinner at a place called Blue Lemon, which I found extremely appropriate! The temple was quite pretty with the whole area decked out in Christmas lights. I enjoyed walking around!

This morning I got up and rented a care for the day. I went to the Olympic Oval for a trapeze class, and then drove into Park City to check out some of the ski resorts. I had lunch at Deer Valley, which was quite nice! I then went back into SLC to drive around the hospital area one more time, since I had been shuttled there and back yesterday, and then checked out the local Whole Foods of course :)


Overall a really nice trip!

It's TAG DAYS Time!

Its that time of year again, time for TAG DAYS! This year we are reaching out to family and friends, so if you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to our cause you can follow the link below. Last year we raised $75,001 to help various (carefully selected) children's organizations within Washtenaw County, Michigan, and we are aiming to surpass that total this year! We won't know the official total raised until March, but every donation, big or small, helps a TON! Let me know if you have any questions and I will be happy to answer!

Go to www.TagDays.org for more information about Galens Medical Society and to learn about how to donate online or via mail. Thanks for all your help; the Galens membership and the children of Washtenaw County are very appreciative!

Back in the Mitten

This week I am back in Ann Arbor. I flew in Friday and went to the Michigan-OSU game yesterday. Needless to say it wasn't the best day of football I've had in the Big House as we got pretty slaughtered. It started out okay, but after a roughing the kicker penalty early on the team kind of lost their spunk. Oh well. Stanford and Cal sure made thing interesting with close games that went right up until the very last play, when each went for the game winning field goal down by one point. Luckily both kickers made their respective field goals and each won by 2 points on Senior Day at Stanford and in Berkeley. Good time. Today and tomorrow are days with really nothing to do, Tuesday is my first transitional year interview in Detroit, and Wednesday kicks off Tag Days, the annual charity drive for the student group for which I'm on the exec board. Fun times.

Last game in the Big House as a student

SoCal Trip #1

I had my first California interview today in Southern CA and it went really well. The program really surprised me in a positive way and I had a really nice time. It seems like a great environment and the people seem to be people I would be very happy working with. It will be interesting to see how this match list ends up in February!

Traveling with Lemon and Blue

Yesterday was the big day I've been preparing for... my flight across the country with my pet rats! I had everything in place and had called Delta Cargo about 5 times to ensure everything that needed doing was done. Luckily everything went really smoothly! I dropped them off at the cargo facility at DTW, went to the terminal, took my flight, and then picked them up at cargo in San Francisco. They survived the flight and didn't seem to be overly stressed out, which was good. Grandma and Grandpa picked us up and we survived the traffic out of SF as well! Lemon and Blue seem to be happy in their new cage in my room in CA. Max doesn't notice them and Koa isn't sure what to think, but he's so focused on the fact that I'm home and he's getting love that he doesn't pay them much attention either. It's nice to be home in CA and I'm sure they will appreciate missing the cold winter in our dining room in Ann Arbor!

Getting Ready to Head Home

Today is all about preparation. I am doing a TON of laundry, cleaning, and packing to head to California tomorrow morning.  I took out months worth of recycling I swear (we accumulate so many boxes its ridiculous), and now we can walk into our utility close once again. It's amazing how fast everything adds up. Yesterday I also went to Joann's and got some fabric to make some cage liners for Lemon and Blue since they are coming with me to CA! I also needed a hot glue gun to fix their airplane carrier so the wire mesh I had taped on with gorilla tape would stop unsticking over the fiberglass mesh. I think everything is all squared away now, so yay! Just have to finish the laundry so I can pack. So much more to do, but luckily its only 2PM!

7-2

Today was the Michigan-Rutgers game, my second to last game as a student in the Big House. I got there a little late because I was cleaning, but the rest of the game was fun. We won by a lot, so the game itself was fairly boring, but always fun to hang out with friends in the Big House. We are now 7-2 and remain in 3rd place in our division of the Big Ten.

Also, Stanford crushed Colorado and remains the only undefeated team in conference in the Pac12. Go Card!

Unfortunately, I left a lot of my online class to do this weekend, so tomorrow that's what I'll be doing all day. Fun times!

Just Hangin' Out

The next week and a half are really uneventful for me so I'm just hanging out here. I spent today figuring out how to safely get Lemon and Blue on the airplane to California with me next week, and I think everything is almost worked out. Fun times. Otherwise just waiting to see if any other programs might extend me an interview and I'm preparing for those that I have scheduled. Tomorrow I have a meeting, which is the only thing I have left to do in the A2 area for the next month. Crazy!

ASA, Orange County, and First Interview

This last week has been a busy one. After finishing Emergency Medicine I flew to San Diego to attend the annual Anesthesiology conference. There were a bunch of sessions for medical students and opportunities to meet program directors and residents, which was awesome. I also got to learn a lot about Anesthesia and got some cool free swag. I even won a signed copy of Miller's Anesthesia, which is essentially the bible of Anesthesia. That will be awesome for stating out my career in a year and a half when I've survived intern year. I'll probably still buy his Basics book to read first though, but it was SO excited to win!

After ASA Dad and I went to Orange County for 2 nights. We didn't do too much, but had a nice time doing random things. I had to stop at Starbucks for an hour to get online for a lecture for the online class I'm currently in, so we went to Balboa Island and got a really quick lunch and he explored while I did some learning. After watching lecture I got a frozen banana, which is exciting is you've ever seen Arrested Development. We also saw some nice homes, beaches, did some shopping, and spent some time in the hot tub at the spa at the hotel (the St. Regis is super nice!).

Yesterday morning we got up REALLY early and I flew back to Michigan. It is a bit colder here for sure, but luckily not too bad yet! I had my first interview today here and it was really great. This program sets a really high bar to compare other programs against. Now I'm watching the Cal-USC game and doing some online class work until it's time to go to the interview day dinner downtown. Fun times! 

Finished Emergency Medicine

I finished Emergency Medicine today and now I have 15 weeks of freedom. Well, freedom and interviews. It should be an exciting time. Today I had my first experience with quick interview slot filling as I snagged the VERY LAST interview slot for a transitional year program. Talk about nerve wracking. It also happens to be the day before another interview and almost across the country, so it's going to be tight, but I have a flight all set up and ready to go so I can make both.

For now I'm ready to head to San Diego in the morning for the ASA conference. Should be a great time!

Lovely Wedding Weekend

This past weekend I went to California for the wedding of my best friend of 28 years. It was lovely and so nice to celebrate with her and her new husband. I couldn't stop myself from crying through most of the night for no reason. The food was great, the company was great, and Katie looked beautiful. Such a great time. I got home this morning at 1AM and then got to watch some videos for class this morning and got a few hours of sleep before my 7AM mock code simulation. It was a long day, but I survived! 

ER Continues

I am now officially 33% done with my ER shifts, meaning 5 down and 10 to go. So far all of my shifts have been in the Main ERs, but tonight I have a shift on peds. Its 6P-2A, which will be a bit strange, but at least it's a change of pace. Tomorrow is another shift in Main and then I have a nurse tech shift, aka IVs etc. Then its off the CA this weekend for wedding time! Ready for three full days off (and the chance to trapeze!).

EM day 1

First shift went by fast. Did some lac suturing, attempted LP (with barely any instruction so was super weird), saw patients. It is chaotic.

On to EM

Today I started my Emergency Medicine rotation. It is my last required rotation of medical school!! Today in orientation I had to let someone poke me with an IV, and I did NOT enjoy it. I had to voluntarily lay on the floor after because I felt very nauseous. The person I was paired with couldn't take the pain and I didn't even really end up getting to practice on my own. Oh well. Hopefully this rotation is okay, though I must say I am looking forward to the 15 weeks off of any real rotations that follows this, plus the 4 weeks of travel and working in Peru after that! Luckily in this rotation I have a mid rotation weekend in CA and I end the rotation with a week in San Diego with my dad. Fun times!!

Done with MFM

I finished my last sub internship rotation! So exciting! It was a very fun month and I quite enjoyed it. Labor and delivery is a pretty cool unit I must say. I still occasionally think I would be an awesome OB doc, but I will be awesome in the ORs too. The coolest part of the rotation was delivering a baby on my own with my teammate from college standing behind me as the resident. Awesome circumstances. 

ERAS submitted

My ERAS application is in. Now all I can do is wait and hope for interviews! Fingers crossed!

Labor and Delivery Days Begin

Today I started day shifts on labor and delivery. It was a good day, though we had an emergent c-section. I got to close the fascia layer which was pretty cool. I feel awful for the situation the woman was put in, hopefully she and baby do okay. Now I'm working on ERAS for tomorrow. So tired!

Done with Nights!

I have now completed my two weeks of night! Woo hoo! I like the night shift, but 14 hour shifts and never having time to do anything more than sleep is quite difficult. I am happy to re-enter the normal world and have some actual time to do some fun things (or just relax, read, watch tv, etc). After my last night shift we had a team breakfast downtown, which was really fun, and then I slept a lot as usual. I'm still struggling to get back on that normal sleep schedule. It's always difficult for me to switch back, so hopefully I can stay up until a normal bed time tonight.

Yesterday Poppy was in town and the two of us went to the football game, which we won 35-7. Oregon State scored within 2 minutes and made us all really nervous since they looked so good, but after the first quarter it was all Michigan and it was an awesome home debut for Harbaugh. My mom texted me about the Cal game and how San Diego State scored quickly and I told her not to worry because the Michigan game started the same way, and wouldn't you know it went EXACTLY the same and Cal won 35-7 too! Stanford almost made it 3/3, but they only won 31-7. Overall a great football day :)

Today Molly and I went to the rock climbing gym this morning and then I finally got some groceries. Molly has informed me that I have to make a list of everything I bought and check off when I eat everything so I don't waste it, haha. Not going to happen. Now I just have to work on ERAS since I have to submit on Tuesday! Yikes!

So I've Been a Bad Blogger

So, I've been absolutely horrible at blogging of late. Thats what happens when you work a lot and have residency applications to fill out! I finished up my rotation in LA and came back to Michigan to start a month of labor and delivery. Last week and this week I have been and continue to be on nights. They are long shifts, which means I have very very little time off (only enough to sleep really), but at least they are fun. I enjoy OB, which is nice. After this week it is back to the schedule of a normal human being, and also hopefully a lot more rest!!

First full LA weekend

Here are some pics from my day in LA.

First Days... not in the OR

My first two days here have not been in the Ors, but have been okay! I spent a day of colonoscopies and EGDs (upper digestive tract scopes via the mouth and esophagus, etc) and a day on OB. Seeing babies being born is always cool. Anyways, these procedures don't really have much that I can do, but still good to learn about. Haven't gotten my schedule for tomorrow yet, so hoping for some OR time!

In other news I passed Step 2 and actually did pretty well on it! Yay! All done with my testing for medical school (except for the emergency medicine shelf at the end of October, which won't matter at that point in time). So relieved and excited!

I also went to the Grove yesterday to check it out, as well as the permanent Farmers Market, which is a fixed bunch of little places to eat and buy treat. Yum!

Cedars-Sinai from the Plaza level (one level above street level)

The Grove

The Grove

Tacos at the "Farmers Market"

Dessert tacos (basically just mango pineapple tacos with hibiscus reduction)

First Day at CS

Today was the first day of my away rotation. It was mostly filled with administrative things, like computer system training, getting ID badges, parking passes, and scrub access (well almost, we will have actual scrub access tomorrow, but at least we got something to wear for the morning!). We also met with the department chair which was nice. I feel a little bit scattered after getting so comfortable at Michigan, but hopefully I'll get the hang of things quickly! Tomorrow is the first day in the Ors here, and I'm assigned to GI Lab, which means scopes all day I assume. Not my favorite, but at least not pain clinic! 

Insane Inflatable

This morning I woke up and drove to Lansing to do the Insane Inflatable 5k. It is a 5k course with 11 inflatable obstacles that you climb, slide, and bounce across. It was pretty fun! I walked most of the course and had a nice time being outside and having some fun on the obstacles. Other than that I've mostly been preparing everything for LA, and by that I been making sure I have everything I need for the rats while I am gone. I'm almost done with that and then I can start packing for myself. Always the last minute with me! 

Chicago

This weekend I spent Saturday night and most of Sunday in Chicago. I came in to do another trapeze class, and I wish I'd left more time to explore. After many difficulties and stupid unnecessary stress I finally got my Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza around 11pm. Very delicious and worth it, but I think I prefer eating dinner at a reasonable hour! I stayed in a hostel and was very comfortable. I sometimes actually prefer hostels to hotels. Sometimes. Last night felt like one of those times. This morning I woke up and had my free breakfast (continental) and then set out. I started walking up Michigan Ave and tried to rent a bike but had some troubles so I just hoped on the bus and went to my trapeze class. The class was awesome as it had been the last time. Met some cool people too, one who moves to LA on Friday so we may meet up to trapeze in LA next month. After class I walked around a bit and finally rented a bike successfully and rode down to the zoo area. I found out later the zoo is free, so I wish I'd gone! I ended up meeting the girl from trapeze with her brother for brunch and had delicious fruit stuff French toast. Yum! After that I Ubered back to the hostel because my phone was dying. I tried to go get a hot dog from this place I read about, but it was closed so I just went to the train station. Now I'm on the train home (sitting next to a fairly obnoxious seat age). Hopefully there are no delays!!

Art Fair

Yesterday was the last day of Ann Arbor Art Fair, which is a HUGE art fair all throughout downtown Ann Arbor. My friend Chantel from undergrad just moved to Detroit and came out to visit for the day to walk around. We walked downtown and I showed her around Ann Arbor a bit on our way to Sava's for brunch. I had AMAZING shrimp and grit and a grapefruit mimosa that was delicious. After brunch we walked around the art fair for hours and hours, seeing downtown A2 and all the cool art people were selling. It was a great time. I got a couple cool hanging bottles to put in the hallway, though one fell, so I think I need stronger hooks than the ornament ones that were up.

When I got home from the store later that night I was on the phone with my mom and I heard a knock at the door. I looked through the peephole and could only see hair and it looked somewhat familiar so I opened the door only to discover a random girl I had never seen before who, without saying any words, starting to take a step into the apartment. I slammed the door in her face really quickly because it was pretty terrifying and creepy and I think she went away, but I definitely didn't open that door again the rest of the night. Yikes! Not my favorite experience! All is well though. 

Tomorrow's the Day

Tomorrow is Step 2 CK day, which means I'll be sitting in a testing center for NINE hours doing hundreds of multiple choice questions. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Keep your fingers crossed for me tomorrow!

In other news I've completed my first week of my anesthesia rotation. It's been awesome so far and I'm really enjoying it a lot. I had three days in the main ORs and one day in the cardiothoracic ORs last week, and this week I have a day of pre-op, two days of peds, and a day of OB. Should be totally different! I'm just excited to be done with Step 2!!

Studying Continues

Life is not too exciting these days. Studying for Step 2 CK and eating is about all I am doing. The weather was crappy yesterday, but it's quite lovely out today. I am holed up in the Law Library right now, but likely will take a break for lunch and to run an errand in a few. Not much else to report. One more week of my vacation month and then it's off on two months of anesthesia rotations, a month of maternal fetal medicine, and a month of ER before the interview season begins!

Away Rotation

So as most of you know by now I am doing an away rotation in LA in August. Today I got everything set up and I now have a place to live AND a plane flight to the beach for the first weekend I'm out there! I am so excited to get to go to the beach this year, even if only for a short time.

In other news, I met with one of my letter writers today and I think the letter is going to be a really good one, so I'm pretty happy about that. I also turned in the paperwork to do an outside rotation and get credit for it. In addition to all that I'm still on the study train, and still upset when  I wake up and there are no palm trees and no ocean! Where did Hawaii go?

First Full Day

This morning I woke up pretty early, grabbed a glass of POG and started studying on the lanai. Lindsey joined me a bit later and we made eggs and English muffins with guava jelly and listened to the song as we ate. It was glorious.

After breakfast we went to the concierge to get the schedule of happenings this week and I was given an owners bag and some number of points which was cool. Lindsey then went on a run while I studied a bit more. 

After she got back and took a dip in the ocean we made some lunch. I had an apple and a Manapua which made my life. I can't wait to eat more! We then got suits on and went out to the pool.

It is VERY hot here right now. Sitting outside I think my sunscreen dropped off despite the water resistantness of it. I read some First Aid for CK and took a quick dip in the pool to cool off after a it. At one point some random girl standing at the foot of my lounge chair puked a ton and it splatter all over my new bag and my shoes. Luckily I was able to clean it up ok, but it wasn't the best part of the day. They cleaned it up, but we eventually moved cause we desperately needed shade. 

After lying in the shade a bit we took a walk and decided to "snorkel" with the goges I brought. The reef is in pretty decent shape and the water was super clear. We swam around for a while and then showered and left for Kihei. 

In Kihei we watched the sunset and had a delicious dinner with Shea, Marcus, and Shea's family. We all hung out for a bit and then drove to the airport to get Stephanie and went home to sleep! 

Lindsey and I at sunset at the Mana Kai

Sunset over Maui and Lanai

Tira and Shea blowing the conch at sunset

View from Shea and Marcus's room at the Mana Kai

On the balcony of Shea and Marcus's room

Arrival in Maui

I arrived in Maui yesterday and it has been wonderful thus far. Upon arrival we went to Paia to return a dress Lindsey bought the day before and then headed back to the airport to return her car and pick up mine since we had some time until Shea and Marcus arrived. After the cars were sorted out we headed back to Paia and went to the fish market for lunch. I had charbroiled Ono with the Cajun rice and it was super yummy.

After lunch we did a quick Costco run (mostly for Manapua and POG juice), and then headed for Kaanapali. We checked in and went up to our room, which has a lovely view of the ocean. I studied a bit and then Lindsey and I walked around the timeshare property. After our quick tour we went into Lahaina to eat at Star Noodle for dinner. The Vietnamese crepe was amazing! We also had Udon soup and pork buns. Very yummy. 

After dinner we went to the grocery store for smaller quantity items like English muffins, bread, butter, and of course Guava Jelly! We ten headed home to shower and study a bit more and then I went to bed super early cause I was beat!

Our little rental

View from the lanai

ICU, check!

Officially done with my month in the ICU, which means normal hours and sleep! Woo hoo! Now I'm getting my condo in order and packing because tomorrow begins vacation month (aka I get to study and take exams, but I also get to go home and to Hawaii!). Looking forward to some sleep, after Tuesday at least when I finish Step 2CS!

Call

This month I have been on call every 4th day, which means that I stay at the hospital working for 27 hours straight roughly. I usually get a little sleep, but I definitely have to go home and sleep post-call and spend that whole day feeling exhausted. This last call was been the most busy by far, because there were multiple transplants coming in. Very exciting for the recipients. I got to see the process of preparing a patient for heart transplant from patient arrival all the way through induction of anesthesia and prepping for incision. Very interesting. Only one more cycle of wedge day (about 6am-4pm) and call to go and then my month in the ICU will have come to an end!

Lovely Day Off

Yesterday I had a very nice day off. I started by kayaking down the Huron River to get some exercise as well as some much needed time outdoors. This was followed by the farmers market and then some errands I needed to get done. I then went to the library and studied for a bit before coming home and cooking a delicious meal. All in all not too shabby. Then the Warriors won and made it to the NBA finals! Woo!

Today it was back to work bright and early. My bridesmaid dress also came in, so I will have to go pick that up sometime tonight. Nothing much else going on. Tomorrow is another long call day. Fingers crossed the patients are stable!

One Week Into M4

It has now been one week of M4 year and also one week of my cardiovascular center ICU month. We take care of patients requiring an ICU stay after cardiac surgery, which usually involves valve replacements, LVAD (left ventricular assist device) placement, or other similar open chest surgeries. The patients are overall healthier than most ICU patients since they must be cleared for a surgery prior, but still in very acute situations. It has been a good week, and my schedule is pretty nice. All of my hours are condensed into two longs days (one ~10-11 hour day and one ~27-28 hour day) followed by a post-call day in which I mostly sleep and relax after my overnight call and then one glorious day off. Because I work a lot of hours at a time my time off is very nice because it isn't solely sleeping hours as it usually is. The long shift is tough, but made worth it (also I get a little sleep overnight in the call room which makes it tolerable). I am currently on a call shift right now, but since it is Sunday there are no surgeries, and therefore likely no new patients coming to the floor today, meaning we only have to worry about taking care of the patients already here, which is a nice change of pace. Hopefully everyone remains stable for their own sake! No one likes to see a patient doing poorly, at least I sure don't! It's no fun for them, that's for sure.

In my time off after my first call day I got a lot of rest, and mostly watched TV and relaxed. I wanted to hang out with Molly some before she left, but she was busy finishing projects that she turned in weeks ago as usual, so I didn't see her all that much. I had a dinner with one of the OBGYN docs who is in charge of the other subi I am doing later in the year, which was really fun. He had everyone doing the clerkship over to chat and talk about our goals, concerns, etc while eating a delicious home cooked meal and dessert! It was awesome and made me really excited for that month (which will either be in September or March for me). I also got my bridesmaid dress for Shea's wedding in Hawaii next month, and we are all getting very excited for that! It will be so nice to be relaxing in Hawaii, despite the fact that I will have to study some for Step 2 while I am there. Last night I drove Molly to the airport for her to go home for the summer. She was running a little behind as usual, but we got there just fine. I'm assuming she had a good flight, but I haven't talked to her since I dropped her off. After dropping her off I went to REI, where I used my dividend to get a new NorthFace I can wear at the hospital and a few other things (like a foam roller to roll out my still cramped hamstrings!), and then I went to Whole Foods for dinner, but it turned into a full fledged grocery shopping trip. I need to be more careful about those trips in the future or I wont have enough money to eat for the rest of the year! Anyways, now I am back on a long call shift and just hanging out, and tomorrow starts my days off again, yay!

Post M3 Vacation

I realize I probably would have blogged daily on my crazy busy vacation, but alas I did not so here is a quick recap. On Saturday, May 2 I flew down to Ft Lauderdale, FL to meet up with my mom, Michele, and John to spend a few days on the boat and accompany them on their first shakedown cruise on Sea Dog. The first day we mostly went shopping, hung out, ate, etc. Sunday we set out for No Name Harbor in Key Biscayne and had a nice journey despite my nausea. Yay open ocean sails... We spent the night at anchor and then walked around the national park a bit in the morning before heading back to Ft Lauderdale. Not long after leaving the harbor we ran aground and ended up having to get towed off the sandy bottom, which was chaotic and but us behind. On the way back we saw a manatee in the oceans and that made the entire trip! I love manatees and all I wanted was to see one in the wild! We finally ended up getting back to the marina around 7:30pm which gave me very little time to shower and get ready before meeting up with my freshman roommate for dinner. We all made it and had a lovely dinner! Tuesday morning my mom and I got massages before having Mexican food for Cinco de Mayo and then heading on our ways, me on a bus to Orlando and she back to California.

Orlando was a total blast. I spent all day Wednesday at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, and the Magic Kingdom which was awesome. I didn't make it to Animal Kingdom because I just wanted to take my time and not rush around. According to my Fitbit I walked 32000+ steps, aka over 13 miles! Needless to say I was sore and walking was very painful after this day! Thursday I spent the day at the two Universal Studios parks, which most importantly meant HARRY POTTER! It was absolutely amazing and I loved it. I had a great time at the parks and really enjoyed it. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is so magical indeed. Friday morning I went back to the Universal Parks for a few hours, and then met up with my roommate from NYC for lunch, which was really fun. After lunch I rested at the hotel until my flight to Chicago, which ended up being two hours delayed.

Chicago was really fun! I spent Friday night through Sunday there with my best friends from school for my friends bachelorette. We ate good food, went shopping, saw Second City, and did flying trapeze! it was awesome! I was absolutely exhausted by the end, but overall fun vacation!

Today began M4 year. I start in the CVC ICU, which is the ICU where patients go after cardiac surgery. It seems like it will be a good month so far!

On the boat at sunset Saturday Night

Sunset in No Name

Anchored at No Name

Sailing down to Key Biscayne

Epcot

Manatee at Epcot

Epcot

Cinderella topiary

Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Butterbeer and pasties from the Hopping Pot in Diagon Alley

Diagon Alley

The dragon guarding Gringotts

Boarding the Hogwarts Express from Kings Cross Station to Hogshead

The Hogwarts Express

Hogwarts Castle

Entering Hogsmeade

The Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley

Gringotts

The entrance to Dumbledores Office

House Cup points

The famous Universal globe

My first ever attempt at the flying trapeze!