The first semester is finished. Winter break is just about over. I took my relaxing seriously: lots of sleeping in, watching movies, reading for pleasure, playing games, spending time with my friends and family, running, and absolutely nothing related to medical school for two whole weeks.
Well, that's not entirely true, because everyone wanted to hear all about medical school. I found myself having the same so-how-was-first-semester? conversation over and over again (no mistaking - I enjoy relating my experiences). Just like my two weeks of Winter vacation, this first semester was over in a flash before I even knew what hit me. As I have talked with those who have gone through medical school before me, they all say the same thing, that it's all like this, a whirlwind.
Going into medical school, I was somewhat preoccupied by how many first and second year medical students I knew who were absolutely miserable because of the didactic curriculum and the sheer volume of information to absorb in such a short period of time. I for sure found my first semester of medical school to be grueling, but despite the intense work load (or perhaps because I'm that masochistic?) I genuinely enjoyed this first semester. Now that I'm all rested up again, I'm looking forward to starting Round 2 bright and early tomorrow morning.
Next up: Blood & Lymph, and Disease & Defense, which run concurrently during the first half of this semester. More on those courses later.
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