Day 2
Classes started yesterday and I feel alternatively relieved, overwhelmed, confused, competant, out of place, and so on. It's so strange to be a student again and feel like everything is new. My biggest challenge so far has been the logistics of it all - how do I get to school? Should I change out of my sweaty clothes? What books do I bring? What supplies do I need? Which bag shoudl I use? Use my highlighter or underline? What kind of snacks should I have? And so on. So I guess if those are my biggest worries, I'm doing okay.
In clinical lab yesterday we felt pulses and took bp's. When I first started feeling for anything but a radial pulse, I was lost - didn't know where to feel, what it should feel like. After an hour of feeling out pulses on myself and others, I already felt a lot more confident. It's going to be really important for me to be patient and ask questions and try things out - a lot - on my classmates when I learn new skills.
The content we're getting hasn't been all that deep - although it is the first day. It's just the amount that's crazy. For one 2-credit class, we have pre-lecture assignments, videos to watch on our own time, lab assignments, and exams all to keep track of. Yikes!
Biking to school's been interesting and another skill that I hope improves with time. I go along the Burke-Gilman and the ride's a nice way to start and end my academic day aside from the crowded trail, sweat, occasional traffic, and hills.
I've made about eight trips to the bookstore to buy textbooks and am now beginning to make trips to return things. The required student manual for pathophysiology wasn't so required after all and I somehow wound up with two pharmacology textbooks.
I also made the trek up to Schmitz today with much sense of deja vu. We used to hike over there at least twice a week when we lived in the dorms. It was always so daunting - the walk, the lines of students - but absolutely inevitable given that it's the source of financial aid, tuition payments, ID cards, etc. I passed on getting my ID today since there were about 100 students in line, so I guess I have another trek to look forward to.
Looks like it's going to rain and maybe even pour this afternoon, which should make the bike ride home a little more interesting. I forgot my rain jacket and only have a white t-shirt to wear...
In clinical lab yesterday we felt pulses and took bp's. When I first started feeling for anything but a radial pulse, I was lost - didn't know where to feel, what it should feel like. After an hour of feeling out pulses on myself and others, I already felt a lot more confident. It's going to be really important for me to be patient and ask questions and try things out - a lot - on my classmates when I learn new skills.
The content we're getting hasn't been all that deep - although it is the first day. It's just the amount that's crazy. For one 2-credit class, we have pre-lecture assignments, videos to watch on our own time, lab assignments, and exams all to keep track of. Yikes!
Biking to school's been interesting and another skill that I hope improves with time. I go along the Burke-Gilman and the ride's a nice way to start and end my academic day aside from the crowded trail, sweat, occasional traffic, and hills.
I've made about eight trips to the bookstore to buy textbooks and am now beginning to make trips to return things. The required student manual for pathophysiology wasn't so required after all and I somehow wound up with two pharmacology textbooks.
I also made the trek up to Schmitz today with much sense of deja vu. We used to hike over there at least twice a week when we lived in the dorms. It was always so daunting - the walk, the lines of students - but absolutely inevitable given that it's the source of financial aid, tuition payments, ID cards, etc. I passed on getting my ID today since there were about 100 students in line, so I guess I have another trek to look forward to.
Looks like it's going to rain and maybe even pour this afternoon, which should make the bike ride home a little more interesting. I forgot my rain jacket and only have a white t-shirt to wear...
posted by Imle at 11:42 AM
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