The bane of my existence.
The source of my sustenance.
In college I never drank straight coffee but would mostly just drink Diet Coke. The slippery slope began when I started mixing Hot Chocolate with Hazelnut Cappuccino (out of one of those machines, you know?). I eventually progressed to straight Hazelnut Cappuccino, now I'm down to straight coffee.
Today's count:
Coffee: 3 cups
Diet coke: 1 can
tea: 0 cups
Today is better than most days.
(oh yes, did I mention I drink tea at school? one of the cultural aspects of living here, everyone drinks black tea. Thus I have another addition to my collection of caffeinated drink addictions.)
Oh brother.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
beginnings of a blogger diary
Blogging has always seemed like a bizarre thing to me. Here we are, sharing our innermost thoughts in a place where the entire world has access. Who wants that kind of publicity?
Ok, so some people clearly do.
For me, the idea of someone on the other side of the world knowing my deep dark secrets seems nice, but in the end I'm not sure I actually want it.
Then why am I here? I need a challenge and I need accountability. I am a 3rd year medical student studying internationally. I'm an Ivy League graduate and chose to go to medical school abroad. My program is 6 years long and I'm almost halfway through.
But why blogging? As most people have discovered with facebook, the best time to get addicted to the internet is just when you probably have other things to do. I have finals coming up, and what better way to spend my time than to start a blog? Yup, that's right, I'm mostly just procrastinating.
And yet like I said, I also could use some accountability. Last year I was a mess, just about flunked the whole year of school. I managed to get through it and get off to a good start this year, but here I am again feeling on the verge of going downhill with my grades and what I'm learning. Sooooo.....in hopes that the knowledge of other people reading this post will make me put forth more effort, here I go.
Welcome to my thoughts, my observations, and my journey of "becoming medical."
Will it actually happen? Will I graduate and become an actual doctor?
I guess we'll just have to see.
Ok, so some people clearly do.
For me, the idea of someone on the other side of the world knowing my deep dark secrets seems nice, but in the end I'm not sure I actually want it.
Then why am I here? I need a challenge and I need accountability. I am a 3rd year medical student studying internationally. I'm an Ivy League graduate and chose to go to medical school abroad. My program is 6 years long and I'm almost halfway through.
But why blogging? As most people have discovered with facebook, the best time to get addicted to the internet is just when you probably have other things to do. I have finals coming up, and what better way to spend my time than to start a blog? Yup, that's right, I'm mostly just procrastinating.
And yet like I said, I also could use some accountability. Last year I was a mess, just about flunked the whole year of school. I managed to get through it and get off to a good start this year, but here I am again feeling on the verge of going downhill with my grades and what I'm learning. Sooooo.....in hopes that the knowledge of other people reading this post will make me put forth more effort, here I go.
Welcome to my thoughts, my observations, and my journey of "becoming medical."
Will it actually happen? Will I graduate and become an actual doctor?
I guess we'll just have to see.
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