Random Thoughts

Sak Pase!


So every semester at AUC, we take an Intro to Clinical Medicine Course. For that class, we need our white coats and dressy attire. We also need various instruments. For the first semester, I'll only need a sphygmomanometer (blood pressure monitor) and a stethoscope. I ordered my sphygmo from E-bay and my wonderful friend Fedia ordered my very expensive stethoscope for me. I HEART MY FRIENDS! To go to the specific one I ordered click here I chose a plum stethoscope because it's closest to my favorite color purple. I was a little worried at first that purple would be unprofessional and such. However, mwen pa kye. AUC told me to invest in a good stethoscope, so if I'm going to spend that much money on a stethoscope (well, Technically Fedia did) might as well do it in style. LOL! But for real, I want to make it...me, and me likes the color purple. I also engraved the stethoscope with my name.


I have required reading! I got an email from AUC that I have to read a book called "Short White Coat." When I get to the Island, they will give me a short quiz on it. I'm actually excited!
They also emailed me the name and email of my orientation advisor (OA). OAs are upper class students who volunteer their time to help out incoming students with any questions or concerns they may have before coming to the Island. I've got to say, my OA has been a huge help so far. I am reminded all the time why I chose to attend this school to begin with. Their close knit community and their desire to help their students in every way possible. I haven't even began my schooling at AUC, yet I am already in love with the school. I pray that it remains this way. I am worried about one thing though. I still have yet to receive my financial aid packet. I want to know if I will have enough money to cover the cost of attendance. I mean, I'm sure I will but my nerves aren't convinced.


In other news. MY HAIR! What will I do with my hair? I am a black girl with natural hair and I cannot do my hair by myself. Sad, I know. I am hoping that I find a natural hair salon in St Maarten to get my hair washed, conditioned and styled for me every month so I don't have to do it alone. I know, I knowww....I should learn to do it myself for my future daughters but that can wait? 👀


Finally, I will be flying to AUC the first week of May, possibly with my friend Emma. We'll see. I only have a month and half left and I will be starting medical school! Classes begin on May 8th.


TTYL!

Quotes, Music, and E-mails

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These three things have nothing to do with each other actually except for the fact that they all happened today.


I woke up this morning, thanked God for another day and headed to work. My trip to work is always a quiet one for me. That's when I think about everything going on in my life. If I'm too overwhelmed at that time to think about my life, I create a fantasy world in my head or I continue a previous one from another morning. Yes, I just said this. Yes, I am serious. And no I don't think I have any mental issues. I am perfectly sane (maybe not perfectly), I just want to escape sometimes.  ANYWAY, my point is this morning I was in one of my little fantasies and a car honked at me and forced me to come back to reality. I then started thinking about life and realized how difficult I am to deal with sometimes and how much I adore my friends and the people around me who deal with me. They do not judge my weirdness but instead they listen and give me advice when needed. I am grateful to have so many wonderful and supportive people around me and I thank God every day for them, the ones I talk to EVERY SINGLE DAY and the ones I only talk to once in a while. You are all appreciated and you all know who you are. With that said, this quote from Dr. Seuss has never meant more to me than it does now...."Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."


I work at a law firm from 8a-5p and I take my lunches at 1. Everyone at the firm knows that I always have a smile on my face but as I was coming out the elevator from lunch, one of my coworkers said "wow you look EXTREMELY happy." I replied "Music makes me happy." That is the understatement of the year. I had my headphones on, a huuge grin on my face and I was dancing and singing. I was happy. It doesn't matter how my day is going, music has the power to change any mood, to express anything that words themselves can't, to inspire and to instill hope. Music is powerful and I don't know how I would ever be able to live without music. Ask anyone that knows me, I am always singing something. Always. I thank God for the gift of singing but I pray that he also gifts me with the ability to write my own music and play an instrument. My life would be complete, haha.


I got an email from Sekou Smith, my AUC Director of Admissions, with the date of my white coat ceremony. I actually, LITERALLY squealed in excitement to that email. THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING! Bettyna is having her white coat ceremony. To me, this actually signifies the beginning of a torturous and tortuous journey but that's why I'm excited!!  I've been dreaming of this journey all of my life and now it is happening. Torture, I welcome you with open arms. I'm ready for you. Woot woot.


PS: I didn't know the difference between Torturous and Tortuous and had to Google it. Google told me their meanings and I think both apply to this scenario, so I used both. 😄




TTYL!

I wanna make YOU Smile

A song that was on my heart last night.  It's always about me me me but never about HIM. For once, let me make YOU smile.


If you want to hear the full song, just type in "Smile/Better is One Day" by Jonathan Nelson on YouTube.


SN: I make really ugly faces when I sing. Believe it or not,  I tried my best and I still ended up making those faces. NEVER FAILS! *shrugs*




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Conversations With Jujuboo...

Sak Pase!


I was chatting with my good friend on Whatsapp today and I told her how this whole medical school thing is starting to hit me after receiving a bunch of emails from AUC about orientation and whatnot. It's cold outside (well, cold for a Floridian) and I just thought that it was the perfect opportunity to sing a song....


I've got sunshine on a cold March day.
Bae yes it's colllld outside
But I'm goin to school in Mayyyyyy ayyy ayyy
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way
Med School, med school, med schooool
Talkin about Med schoooollll
MED SCHOOL oohh oohh oooohhh


If you don't like my version, take a listen to the actual song on Youtube. Haha.

That is all. TTYL.