Today was my birthday. The big 22, the big alliteration.
You never realize how busy life has been until you’ve become preoccupied. Overwhelmed by so many tasks, subjects or hardships that you haven’t had time to realize that oh-hey-today-is-really-my-birthday. PA school is everything I expected…hard work. My expectations are never exact, but they come pretty damn close. I’ve been studying hard and trying my best to learn. I genuinely want to learn EVERYTHING which is why I won’t stop. I won’t even stop to complain about the material, perhaps you’ll hear a grunt here and there, but we all know why I’m here. I want to learn. I want to give. I want to help other people live their best. at their best.
Today was the 5 hour anatomy exam and it went fairly well. I did extremely well on the practical and mediocre on the multiple choice, which really means I got 8 or 9 wrong out of 51 multiple choice questions. That’s mediocre for my standards because honestly, I want to be the best for my future patients. This is probably wishful thinking, but I want to be comfortable when I’m working with people who truly look to me for answers. My responses will OVERRIDE webmd. I need to realize though, that it’s not just about the grade. It’s more than that. My work ethic is fantastic and that will eventually get me far. I am genuine. I am caring and want to give, give, give. I do become greedy at times, but don’t we all? I’m positive that who I am inside will eventually lead me to great places, but it’s something that I need to truly understand and get comfortable with because right now I’m just self-conscious or…just nervous.
I’ve been having a fantastic time here in NY. I’ve made friends and feel connected with a body of people who share most of my interests. Although we’re all different ages, we’re all at the same stage in our life and that’s what makes everything perfect. We celebrated by going to Village Way for dinner. Fantastic dinner. Afterwards, we headed over to the Irish pub where many of my other PA studets. I do miss my friends though… so this one goes out to all those back in Maryland. I hope to see all of you soon. It says something when I’m thinking about you guys on my birthday.
