Summer

It still doesn't feel like summer. I was on campus last week for callbacks, exams, an OSCE (objective structured clinical exam- it is a practical exam with a patient that is a hired actor, I am observed by a faculty member and video recorded), and lecture. I spoke with several classmates about the concept of time during our clinical year. It seems like it is flying by and standing still. A few weeks ago I wrote the month as April several times, this has been happening a lot during rotations. It doesn't feel like it can possibly already be August. I feel there are many reasons for this... 

1. I am living my life six weeks at a time.  
2. I am moving A LOT.
3. I have yet to be in a place that was hot. For spring I was in San Luis Obispo, then I moved to Seattle (at its hottest was 80), and I just spent my last rotation in San Francisco (also not known for its heat!). 
4. I am consumed by working and studying, therefore being social is pretty low on the priority list. 
5. I have yet to wear a sun dress! 

Tomorrow I start rotation 5! I will be doing surgery in Vallejo, Fairfield, and Vacaville. I am excited to be in a place I know and be close to a few of my classmates. We have grand plans of studying together! I am also incredibly nervous about surgery. I have been in the OR many times since starting rotations, however I have yet to be scrubbed in and assisting. There are a lot of rules in surgery, and this makes me nervous. Also I will have my hands inside of someones body, kind of weird to think about!