Bursting Bubbles

Quarter 2, midterm number 2 is just around the corner, it is a two hour test, which is not so bad at all. However, the amount of information is enormous. My biggest fear before taking any tests is that I have not studied/reviewed enough. Because there is so much information, it is impossible to know which one that I miss or did not pay good attention to. Details are very important, especially when you have a tricky professor. We were ensured that teachers were not there to fail us but to prepare us to become good doctors. Although, the thought that teachers are evil always pop up when a question is worded weirdly or interpreted differently.

Test anxiety is always my worst enemy, I would get so irritated that I quit studying, shut my mind down and nothing could get in my head even if I try so hard. And it always happens sometimes the night before the test. I have no idea what I should do about this… Anyways, let’s see how this midterm goes because I need a drink and that is my main motivation to get through this right now.

I loved med school 10 days ago, but it is tiring!

Still really really like it though, How am I gonna feel in the next 10 days??

B.

A week went through, studying has gotten a lot better. The best motivation is learning to know and understand rather than just for the test. I have started having this crazy thirst for getting the things that I study, comparing to the just knowing it. I am changing, and I like it.

Med school is awesome.

B.

So I missed that 100 days in medical school mark, but it’s okay, because I celebrated something much better. I celebrated new friendship, bonds with these great people that I am lucky to have met and be friends with. We have the same visions, the same goals and for the first time, I feel like I finally have someone at the same levels of interests as me. It is great and I can’t complain more.

My goal for this second quarter is getting involved more into the Naturopathic community, getting to know, understand about the profession and how I can help to make it greater.

B.

Life is measured by memories, and this weekend has been one of the best memories.

I went with the Naturopaths Without Border (NWB) group down to Puerto Penasco to work at a free clinic, providing healthcare for the people there. It was my first trip going and the experience was amazing! One of the things that I could do was taking vitals, it was great having to contribute my help, seeing real patients and learning new “real” things school unrelated was just awesome. They say, there are always things to learn everyday and I definitely learned many many things in just one day. 

The feeling was also wonderful. I love how we were able to provide FREE healthcare to these people, if only it was available all the time for them. I love how the people were so happy that we were there and really loved us.

I messed up, a few times, but patients were so nice to me, they even helped me with my poor Spanish skill. 

Overall, it was a good trip, really opened my eyes and really give me something to look forward to while I’m trying to get through medical school.

Full of love in the air,

B.

Most of the time, people recognize physical exhaustion but not mental or emotional. And that is how medical students get stressed out. I am thankful to go to a naturopathic medical school. Why? Because the atmosphere, the energy are much more relax and calm compared to regular medical school where the students are/have to be competitive. There are yoga sections, meditations, physical med available to students, volunteer/ services opportunities where students can take their minds off of studying for some hours. This is great, this is why I can do this, this is why naturopathic med school is the place for me, it fits my personality and everything i believe in.

I am so glad I made the right choice.

How about all of the medical students out there?

Did you make the right choice for yourself?

B.

The things that you have to give up to go to medical school just to get that one thing, all because of that one idea, just an idea.

B.

After the two week break, it was either long or short. It was… okay. Why? because I did all I planned to do: cleaned my room, house, backyard, front yard, slept a lot, watched K-dramas, went to the gym, went hiking, got out of town, hung out with family and friends, read books. Yep, I did all that in the two week break and I am so proud of myself. I appreciate planning and my most important survival tool: my planner. I prayed that I could stick to the plans and with the will God gave me, I did…

The reason I’m saying all of this? It is that I can now motivate myself to stick to my planning for school, stick to my schedule, stick to exercises, stick to studying everyday, stick to good night sleeps, stick to eating well, stick to more water and less caffeine, stick to being organized, stick to understanding instead of memorizing. School would be much better, day one back and I am on track. Let’s keep this up!

Self motivating is important, as well as self rewarding and self punishments. Will power is…very powerful.

B.