Back from Christmas Break.

Okay....back from Christmas break, and onto a semi-normal school schedule. Christmas pretty much awesome, just like always. And the break was soooo good. I finally got caught up with my physics. I had been pretty behind since Grandpa died. I was able to get totally caught up 2 days before school started again this January. But as long as I'm caught up, it's all good.

I've done a couple more Medical Explorers rotations since I last posted. I know I watched at least one surgery. Actually the end of one and the beginning of another. They were both Hernia Surgeries. Not very exciting to watch, but the Surgery Team made it worth it cause they were so fun. One of the guys asked me "do you want to sew the skin up?" Yeah, I would have loved to, but imagine the law suits, not to mention not knowing how to do it, and having to get all steralized and all.

I have a Medical Explorer's Business Meeting tomorrow night, so I'll get to sign up for more rotations and stuff.

My knees have been bothering me for awhile. Yesterday I went and played frisbee with some friends, and my knees hurt sooo bad this morning. I had even iced them last night. Nothing helped. We'd been considering taking me to our doctor so we could get an MRI scheduled. The doc said that I have loose knee caps, and possibly torn cartiledge. We're scheduling an MRI so I can find out what all is wrong.

Rules For Africa:
1. Everything in Africa bites. Even the plants. If it doesn't bite, it stings.
2. If you stay still long enough, something will come eat you.
3. Never try to outrun anything in Africa. You'll lose. Even Jesse Owens would lose.
4. Know how to shoot and have your rifle sighted in. The Swahili word for hunters who don't do this translates to "Lion poop" for a reason.
5. If you kill any game within an hour of twilight, you will be walking back to camp, covered in tasty blood all the predators can smell -- alone.