Today I moved into my residence room. I have a double room with two of everything: beds, desks, dressers. Sometimes I wonder how I got it so good. I think they will be removing one set shortly however due to the high demand Queen's is experiencing this year. I hear that they are trying to place as many as 250 more students in residence right now than last year. I hope I get to keep my big room.
Tonight was also the welcome BBQ for the dons and the other staff. I have met many people from my building and it looks like they are all really nice people. One thing that does frighten me though is how much they love Harry Potter. They are actually having a Harry Potter movie marathon right now. No joke.
Official Don training starts tomorrow, bright and early at 8:30am. I still have to think up ways of decorating my floor and my room. Any suggestions?
And last but not least, Mom and Dad visited me today! It was such a wonderful surprise. We went out for a nice lunch and walked around Kingston- and it was such a beautiful day too. What an interesting change of events: now that Justine is in Toronto- I am the closest to my parents! How lucky am I!
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Saturday, August 20, 2005
the Sarahngeti drought must end
ok...so here is my new school year's resolution: to blog more.
Why? because as my brother pointed out to me last night on the phone, no one checks a blog that is not updated frequently and even though nothing substantial has happened to me in the past couple weeks, it does not mean that there is nothing to blog about. So here goes...
My don training starts this week! That should be fun, although of course the initial fears of getting along with everyone is at the forefront of my mind. I sometimes worry that I am not as energetic as some of my colleagues and I most definitely do not share their western lifestyle. Regardless, I just hope that my residents on my floor accept me for who I am; though I am a good five years older, I am still pretty easily intimidated.
I have also given more thought into what I want to do with my life, and surprise, surprise have basically reached the same conclusions as before- absolutely no idea! But I am exploring my options more vigorously so stay tuned...
Why? because as my brother pointed out to me last night on the phone, no one checks a blog that is not updated frequently and even though nothing substantial has happened to me in the past couple weeks, it does not mean that there is nothing to blog about. So here goes...
My don training starts this week! That should be fun, although of course the initial fears of getting along with everyone is at the forefront of my mind. I sometimes worry that I am not as energetic as some of my colleagues and I most definitely do not share their western lifestyle. Regardless, I just hope that my residents on my floor accept me for who I am; though I am a good five years older, I am still pretty easily intimidated.
I have also given more thought into what I want to do with my life, and surprise, surprise have basically reached the same conclusions as before- absolutely no idea! But I am exploring my options more vigorously so stay tuned...
Friday, August 05, 2005
It has been a long time!
I am not sure who checks my blog anymore given that I haven't been logging on for the past three months, but for those of you reading this- welcome back:)
I have had a crazy summer: a month and a half in California followed quickly by two and a half weeks in China. And now I write from Kingston- my university town. Sigh...life sure is boring here, but I guess it is nice to lie low for a while.
I have decided on my fourth year honors professor. I have chosen Prof. Wynne-Edwards, who studies hormones in hamsters. I think it will be fun.
For those of you who didn't know, I was originally with another prof, with whom I was doing the field work actually, however it became clear to me over the summer that the project didn't suit me very well. Therefore, right before coming home from China, I set out looking for a new professor, a new project. I am pretty happy with this choice and I start on Monday.
Other then that is there anymore news with me? Well, I do feel changed after my trip to China. I am not sure what it is but I feel like a different person, a little more cultured, and a little more proud of being chinese perhaps. I definitely plan on going back sometime soon. The trip has even inspired me to learn mandarin, which I will look into when I have a chance.
I think what has dawned on me recently is that I really have no idea what I want to do with my life, where I want to be next year and what my plans are. I am already in fourth year university! It is a scary thought because I have not looked into any grad programs yet or any professional schools. It seems that I was so preoccupied this summer that the responsibility of it all just slipped away. Maybe I was relying too heavily on medical school to come through like it did with Simon and Justine. But this does not seem likely and I need to be realistic about my future goals. But what do I want to do? Does anyone know?
I have had a crazy summer: a month and a half in California followed quickly by two and a half weeks in China. And now I write from Kingston- my university town. Sigh...life sure is boring here, but I guess it is nice to lie low for a while.
I have decided on my fourth year honors professor. I have chosen Prof. Wynne-Edwards, who studies hormones in hamsters. I think it will be fun.
For those of you who didn't know, I was originally with another prof, with whom I was doing the field work actually, however it became clear to me over the summer that the project didn't suit me very well. Therefore, right before coming home from China, I set out looking for a new professor, a new project. I am pretty happy with this choice and I start on Monday.
Other then that is there anymore news with me? Well, I do feel changed after my trip to China. I am not sure what it is but I feel like a different person, a little more cultured, and a little more proud of being chinese perhaps. I definitely plan on going back sometime soon. The trip has even inspired me to learn mandarin, which I will look into when I have a chance.
I think what has dawned on me recently is that I really have no idea what I want to do with my life, where I want to be next year and what my plans are. I am already in fourth year university! It is a scary thought because I have not looked into any grad programs yet or any professional schools. It seems that I was so preoccupied this summer that the responsibility of it all just slipped away. Maybe I was relying too heavily on medical school to come through like it did with Simon and Justine. But this does not seem likely and I need to be realistic about my future goals. But what do I want to do? Does anyone know?
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