The Duke Chapel in the background
I’m officially about seven weeks into my nursing studies at Duke…and it’s great. North Carolina has been a major change, but I needed it. Besides, it’s easier to focus without my usual distractions…but I do already miss the mountains, and I’m starting to get a little itch for the snow. I actually thought I’d last a little longer before I missed the snow…who would have guessed. I’ve turned into that internet geek that surfs every ski associated website that I know…I just recently ordered my copy of TGR’s new flick, and my biggest excitement that I’ve had thus far out here was when I realized that Warren Miller will be playing just down the street in November…yes! I think this year and a half away from my usual mountain scene will lend some well needed appreciation and craving for the mountains…I’ve been spoiled for too long and have never know any differently. Welcome to the South!
Duke University
I just started clinicals in the hospitals this past week, so things will only get more and more interesting. I’ll be learning how to give shots in the next couple weeks, which is crazy! I can’t believe somebody is going to trust me to stab them with a big needle…I’m a little nervous, but it’s pretty cool. If there’s anything I’ve learned so far, it’s that I have a lot to learn. It’s a lot of work, but I like the challenge.
West Villages swimming pool…my apartment building
Bright Leaf Square…one block from my apartment…cute spot with restaurants and bars.
There are a lot of interesting opportunities over the next 14 months and I’m sure I’ll have stories to tell. I have an exam on Wednesday, and pathophysiology is constantly biting me in the ass, so I should get to studying. But, let it be known, I feel good about this new chapter….the chapter between snow falls. I have the good company of Nanuq and what’s left of my box of pink wine from Blancardy….can’t complain. Vive North Carolina!