on my own Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 | 0 comments

Just had my first day off of orientation at the hospital on wednesday. Absolutely terrifying, but I managed to get through it and get off right on time. To shoulder the responsibility of taking care of four patients with all decisions made by me was daunting, but I know it will get easier. My biggest hurdle that slows me down is computer charting; every four hours, charting medication, assessments, treatments, checking labs, checking doctor's orders; tiring and taxing but it's started to become part of a routine. The reward though, was an awesome concert by Peter Bjorn and John, a band from Sweden who Amy introduced me to; they are like kinda electronic-y sounding yet at the concert, they so ROCKED out. I put one of their songs in the "top songs" box above.

sunsets :)

This past weekend, Amy's parents visited. They were an absolute pleasure to host and we got to go the San Diego Zoo. Totally awesome experience where I felt five years old again at the DC Zoo with my mom. It was a whirlwind of animals, walking, and absorbing the atmosphere. Also, the gift shop was sick!! so if you want a christmas card from amy and i, send your address asap because we have an amazing picture and hilarious card to send you.

Today, we hosted another person from UVA interviewing with Sharp, actually at my hospital. It was cool to show her around where I have been working around for the past 2 months. It felt good to be the tour guide and show her the places that I love in San Diego. I also hung out with my cousin who recently just moved here; we watched the sunset at Torrey Pines State Park and tried to see the Green Flash, with no success. If you want to see all of my pictures from my recent adventures (taken by my new camera!) go here.

Thanksgiving is coming up soon, and I am so pumped for turkey and mashed potatoes. Talk to you all soon (or please email me!!)

keep on keeping on...

Tijuana again. Posted on Monday, November 9, 2009 | 0 comments

Hey ya.

So I went to Tijuana to build a house for a needy family again with Amy and people from our church. It was again a very humbling experience filled with great conversation and good fun. Before the build began, the director of the mission, Eddie, emphasized to the group the importance of seeing what God wanted us to learn during the day while still having fun. To not repeat my last entry about Tijuana, i will let the pictures do the talking. Although not taken with my new camera, I feel that the meaning is still there (even if the clarity is not).

another day, another week, a new camera (!) Posted on Monday, November 2, 2009 | 0 comments

long time, no post.

after flying in from dc about a week ago, life has been busy with work and especially halloween. san diegians go crazy for halloween, with costumes full of detail and time and effort. super creative, fun, and more humorously a wide range from the scantily clad to the overtly complicated to the downright impressive and/or mind blowing. amy and i ventured to Hillcrest, the notoriously gay neighborhood, for the "Nightmare on Normal Street" party. it was, to say the least, eye opening with creativity that i cannot even begin to put into words. unfortunatley, my camera had little clout documenting the sights, there were just too many costumes to take in. but here are some highlights:

bloody, scandalous nurses

H1N1-super creative

the economy...in so many words

the roommates: disco ball and the swine flu

also, in more exciting news, i finally put my new camera to good use: some highlights from the weekend of taking nature/scenic/landscape photos:

i am just practicing; this is what i want to do more of on my off days. there are so many accessories and gadgets and settings that i need to figure out, but the clarity of images is what excites me the most. next mission is also to take a class-however i have to really get in the groove of work. more on that in the future (i need to thinking about the right words to convey my feelings to give an honest but not too honest depiction).