Second term thus far has been fab. It is so much better than first term by leaps and bounds. We have morning classes and small groups twice a week starting in three weeks, so I have so much more free time than last term. I have already developed a nasty nap habit where I take a minimum two hour nap. Daily.

Yet on the flipside, I have established a good gym routine where I get up early in the morning before class to work out. So far I've been able to make it four times a week, and I feel so much better physically, more than anything. It's not about vanity, it's about being healthy. And it's such a great stress reliever and way to start the day.

I am scared of Neuro this term, that I'm going to have a hard time with it. I am excited about everything else though - even Community and Preventative Medicine. I love learning about disease epidemiology and public health. 

Hopefully by the time I am established and practicing, this country will be offering universal health care. That would pretty much make my entire life. A healthy nation is a successful nation. The nation can't be healthy as a whole if its people are not going to the doctor because they can't pay for it. If there is anything the government should spend money on, it's that. Or at least once we get all of our problems fixed and we're out of the shithole Bush left us in. 

I didn't cry when Obama won, I didn't cry during his inauguration speech, but I cried when I saw Obama and his wife dance their first dance to Beyonce singing "At Last." True story.