5 | 12

5 days left until Finals are over
12 left until I'm HOME!
...and 7 days left until I finally get to see the inside of Bananas!

Bananas is one of the local bars/clubs that we hang out at. I say "we", but I really mean students, because I haven't seen the inside of Bananas yet! I can't wait until next week - I feel like it's been forever since I've been out clubbing.

Some more random news:
I did laundry tonight. They installed these motion detector lights in there, and I feel like I do a little dance every time I go inside to get the lights to turn on. It's actually kind of amusing! The number of ants in our bathroom room has increased. Don't even know where they came from. But it's those sugar ants - so they don't do anything. I still don't know my housing assignment for next semester. I know that's probably the least of my worries, but I'd really like to know before I leave.

A friend from home texted me:

Friend: what's up?
Me: studying - what's up with you?
Friend: Just watching a movie, studying on a Friday night
-some more small talk-
Friend: Sounds boring
Me: It's not so bad
Friend: Studying on a Friday night. Sorry. Major boredom. 

Yeah, I guess it kind of sucks to be studying on a Friday night, but honestly - I'm in medical school! That's pretty freaking awesome. Some days, yes, it sucks to be studying and I wish I was doing something else, but most days I'm really excited to be learning all of this. I've waited so long to get into medical school, and now that I'm finally here - I love it. It's sometimes just an awesome feeling. I need to remember that when I'm feeling unmotivated...

15 | 22

15 days until I'm done with finals!
22 days until I'm back home!

I've already told my parents what they need to bring at the airport: Taco Bell! Continued with a week long of fast food pleasures! Although I am going to miss the luxury of converting down to dollars. Sometimes it's nice to be worried at how much I spend at IGA, but when I convert it to dollars, I don't feel as bad. For example, one meal generally costs me around 20 EC - which is only $8. But when I'm back in the states, $20 means $20.

In other news, I did contract housing for 1 year when I signed my housing for this term. That means, I will have guaranteed on-campus housing for my first year here. However, a few of my friends have looked for off-campus locations to live. I went with them to look at a few places - it was really nice! When I think about the cost factor, it does seem like you can live comfortably well and still save around $500-$1000 each term by living off campus. While it is a good amount of money being saved, when you add up how much tuition is, it's really not THAT much. The most expensive thing in medical school is time, and I'm not sure how much time gets eaten away with living off campus. Who knows, it might actually end up saving time since you can be more efficient while on campus. I don't know...but I am opening up to the idea of living off campus. But, let's see how next semester goes. It's just nice to have a place to call "home" instead of a dorm room.