Semester 4, Week 0.5--And So It Starts... Again...

Study fun-time with Jobeth and Jen, now with
super-strong coffee and queso!

It was a rough nail-biter waiting for those exam grades to be posted, but I came out with three B's and one C (in pharmacology I) at the end, which means I made it on to semester 4!

Did you know that by the end of last semester, we lost power a total of 27 times with only 15 days as our longest stretch with power?  We made 93 days without a centipede sighting.  I'd be interested to see how this semester ends up, but this time we're also watching how many times the ATM on campus breaks as well.  (I'll have a picture of the new board up soon.)

I went home this break to see the family for the holidays--it was nice.  Busy and a bit too warm after spending 6 months straight down on the island, but nice.  I had a decent amount of things to bring back as gifts and needed to return with two bags despite telling myself I only needed the one.  :(  Honestly, it gets harder and harder to come back here each time. 

Nicholine moved on to her clinical year at Purdue, which left Jackie to move in.  She's a fun roommate so far--very laid-back.  I enjoy having her in the house... and (sorry, Nicholine... I mean no offense here) I've gotta say that having the big room is pretty nice.

Classes so far (although it's only day 2 of this term) are AWESOME.  There's a shift from not knowing much to being treated almost like an equal.  The instructors expect you to know so much already and it's amazing to see how far  you've come.

Sorry for keeping it short--I'm pretty drained tonight, and will have to see how my friends fare with their appeals tomorrow, so I need to get some sleep in, because I'm sure some will need consolation.  :/

See you guys on Sunday!