Survived once again...

After a 2wk hibernation I am back again. I just want to say Thank You to all my friends and family who prayed for me during my exam weeks. The support has been amazing and essential in my passing 4th semester and making it to 3rd year of medical school.

Truthfully, I did not think I was going to make it due to the excruciating final exams. The night before the grades came out I had a nightmare about me failing 4th and having to go back to Dominica for another semester. In the last 2 weeks of school, ie the weeks of hell, I was drained physically and spiritually. I felt like I could not do it any longer. The nonstop learning and the very little time had me discouraged and exhausted. And after I walked out of my first set of final exam in the morning, I prepared myself for the worst.

The grades did not come out for a few days since I got back home in Vancouver. My parents told me that I even looked very stressed out. My mom was worried about me becoming depressed... Pretty much I was a mess for a few days. Then the email came with the grades. I did not hesitate to open up the file to face the truth. If it was pain I was going to receive, I wanted it to be fast. Then there it was - my grades in black and the MPS in red. I quickly skimmed my grades and scrolled down to check the MPS. My heart was pounding and my head was hurting. When I went through the last subject without a fail, I ran to my dad and screamed 'I passed!' Then, to my surprise, I cried for a good 10min (what a whimp huh? i must have been really scared).

Anyway, Michigan will be my next stop. But for now I need to start studying for Comp that's coming up quickly. All the paper work and doctor's visits are getting in the way though. But it is great to be home - my family, my Miho, awesome food, no sweating!, and my bed...

Can't believe I have to leave again soon...