In Temple

Things are going well in Temple, I've been away for about 8 days now and have worked 5 shifts in the emergency center. It's a very different experience so far from Houston, but I would say that I'm still enjoying it alot. It's much busier than I thought it would be, and in some circumstances I'm having busier shifts than I ever had at Hermann. Part of the reason is the e.d. here at Scott and White isn't separated into different areas like the center at Hermann. There they had a pediatric section, a medicine section, and a trauma section. At S&W, they all go to one central emergency center with 25 exam beds. I was also slightly worried about the variety or lack of that I might experience here, but that hasn't been a problem at all either. I'm also enjoying working with many of the residents as well. I haven't had a lot of time with the attendings just yet, but I'm hoping to work on that in the coming days.

Living with the Kreneks is also going well. I don't see much of them during the days as I'm either on a shift or they're at work, but I usually help out around the house in the evenings with the many chores, and it's also fun to have a dog around for a change. It's been so dry up here and it was finally nice to get some rain last night, hopefully the storms will continue tonight as well as the area really needs it. My internet connectivity is somewhat limited up here, but I get access everyonce in awhile when my hours at the education center overlap with some business hours, so I can generally read my email every other day or so.

I'm also starting to work on my actual residency application up here as well. Hopefully I can knock some of that out while I have the extra free time before coming back to Houston for my sub-internship.