Days 103 & 104 - Grudges and SUN!

Again, I'm so sorry for this two day post and not posting yesterday. I kind of passed out yesterday when I got back, probably left over recovery from the weekend in Paris. But before that, I have a big announcement! Two nights ago, just after I had posted for days 101 and 102, I stayed to study a bit more and work on homework as I said. I decided I would take the night bus so I could get back home at about 1, but not have to walk for 20 min in the dark from my tram stop. It also had the added bonus of allowing me to work some more in an environment where I would actually get stuff done. Anyway, I was waiting at the stop waiting for the bus to stop when I heard English. Now, one thing about living in an foreign land where English is not the primary language is that when you actually understand words, you kind of perk up and try to find the speaker and possibly have a conversation. Not only was this person speaking English, but he was talking to a girl and called her "Elle." It just so happened to be the exchange student from Wales that I had met late one night at the exact same stop when the buses didn't come. It was really early in the year, so if anyone doesn't remember her, it's alright, but I met her on day 20, so a few months ago. We kind of looked at each other and were shocked because...what are the odds that we would meet again at the same stop? Turns out her brother and mother were with her, so I was able to meet them and talk with them for a little bit on the bus before they had to get off. Still, I never thought I'd see her again, so this was actually a pretty cool thing.

Yesterday started off well with the final bit of Physiology where we finished up with metabolism. Unfortunately, I was a little late because my tram broke down in the middle of transporting everyone to the Hauptbahnhof, but I got there in the end which is all that matters. After class, we had a completely class free rest of the day. I spent the first part finishing up the signals homework that was due and turned it into Sarah when she came in. The rest of the day was spent alternating between a semi-alseep state and playing Catan. Turns out I'm not that good at the nuances of the rules and courtesies of the game yet, because I managed to piss off all of my fellow players super early on in the game. With three people doing their utmost to make sure that I didn't win, I of course lost by a large margin. It was fun while it lasted though and it just made my determination to make my own Catan board grow. Maybe as a summer project... There was one more game that was played that day, but I was sort of a supporting character and not one of the main players. It's a good thing too because I had to leave halfway through the game to get back home. Who knew that two hours could pass by in the blink of an eye?

When I got home, I dropped my stuff off in my room, turned on the light because it was starting to get a little dark out, and promptly passed out with music in my ears. Maybe I shouldn't have had spotify on "Relaxation Music." I woke up briefly when the music stopped a few hours later, or it might have been because the light I left on was so different from the pitch black skies outside. I had the presence of mind to check and send off an important email before sleeping again...in my day clothes. I was really tired.

When I woke up today, the sun was shining and the forecast had absolutely no rain with a high of 75 (Fahrenheit) so I was able to wear shorts! I haven't worn shorts since...before I came here, so about 5 months. Walking to school today was awesome since I almost felt like it was Texas. The slight breeze was really nice too. it was just a beautiful day. Oh! And the blooming flowers made everything smell sweet, it was almost like being up at the lake again. It was a really good day and it wasn't even 10 yet. The only thing we had to do was an interview with Dr. Wasser where he sat us down with a bloggie and basically said: talk about the study abroad trip. It also doubled as our final exam in History of Medicine. After that, we had a small review in Signals for our test on Friday. It was nice to go back over all the concepts without huge gaps between the lessons. Then it was a quick lunch before going back to class for a review in physiology before out test on Monday. Unfortunately, because we only have a few days left before classes are completely over, we didn't pay very much attention to what was going on. We were too distracted by what was going on across the room. When the review was done for the day, we sat around reviewing for a few more hours. It's been so long since we even touched on renal physiology, I forgot everything! Luckily we have another review on it tomorrow (today's was only the GI tract) so we still have some time.

 We're all enjoying the nice day our

Look at what happens when we get bored. We draw on people who fall asleep.

This is why we are always doing something.

After reviewing and reading the textbook, I went back home to possibly spend some time with my host family. Unfortunately, Marie is still sick with the Chickenpox, so I'm still being quarantined away from them so I don't get sick just before going on an international flight and not get on. It's sweet of them to think of me like that, even if I'm not in any danger because I've already had them.

Tomorrow is the review and possibly a trip to the Botanical Gardens or the Hofgarten. It's supposed to be a beautiful day tomorrow and I would love to go and study in the sun.

Till then!
Erin Z