First day of Orientation!
First day!!! Got to class at 8:30, and it was packed. Well, packed for the total 32 ppl in our class. But I think one girl didn't show up. She's the 3rd asian, named Joanne Wei. Her name was called, and nobody answered. We sat around and chatted for an hour because the program adminstrators were missing some papers, and I made two more friends. =) So many people to get to know! They also served us free breakfast of fruit, yogurt, and pastries. YUMMMM fruits!! Finally, we started our first and only project for today: to draw out our life onto poster-size paper and show-and-tell it to the class. We did that for about 1.5 hours, which was long but nice 'cuz we got to hear everyone's story and their background. We have a dad with a 3-year-old daughter and 6-month-old son, another to-be dad with a baby coming in 5 months, and a single mother (Kati) with a 3-year-old toddler!!! Can you believe that?? I can't believe it!!! How the heck well she handle studying all this and raising a child on her own?? And she has no family helping, as far as we know. She's from the midwest. Geezus!!!! I soo admire her. Remember her name 'cuz she'll come up again later in this blog.
We ended early at 11:30am, and were supposed to get student IDs but the machine was broken. This really sucked 'cuz living in the dorms requires the same ID to get in, up the elevator, to the gym, and for my MEAL PLAN!!! I want to start using it, but I'm not sure if they'll let me until August 23rd or so. Really really sucks!! But....on the bright side, they have like 20 food carts right outside the dorms/med school (like outside on Sproul, with the japanese carts during lunch) from 11-2:30pm, serving TONS of ethnic food for hecka cheap!!! Yummy and HUGE portions too! It's really really great. I got a 3-part thai dish consisting of: pineapple fried rice, mango-salmon curry, and pepper chicken for $5!! And i was stuffed after only 1/2, which means it's good for 2 meals! How great is that!!! They have every type of food from $4 burritos, to $3 chinese plate, indian, thai, vietnamese, greek, american...but no pizza i don't think, which is supposedly New Haven's specialty. But, they have BOBA!! PEARL TEA!!! i could NOT believe. I saw an indian doctor drinking it, and i had to ask her where she got it, and she pointed to the cart less than 100 yards from my dorm!! I am SOOOOO happy!!! =) Thank goodness for chinese ppl everywhere!!
After lunch, I went to get my ID card, and met up with my dormmate Charlene by accident. We ended up running a bunch of errands together in the burning burning heat (we were sweating like pigs after). We REALLY should have taken the car!! We walked at least 3 miles, rushing everywhere because we have a BBQ with 2nd and 3rd year students at 6:30pm tonite. We went to Staples and got me the leather chair and blue rug, and then to Shaw's to buy birthday cakes for the two ppl in my class who happen to have the same birthday today!! I felt it would be a nice thing to do, and Charlene agreed to chip in for it. =) We bought 2 cakes, chocolate and white. One is for Matt, turning 23 and already married for 1.5 years (his wife is pretty, and i think they are very Christian), and Roxanne turning 22, the girl who looks like Meena Suvari (she's my other "chauffeur", so sweet!) =). Got home, installed everything, quickly showered and then met Charlene to get to BBQ. We got lost (we're great at taking the longest routes possible, esp when walking) driving there (it's about 10 min drive), and arrived fashionably late this time, at about 7:20pm. Had burgers and chips, still hungry from all the walking today. Gave the cakes to the birthday peeps, and helped light the candles while everyone sang. About 100 ppl were there, and my "Big Sib" Aubrey (2nd year PA also from CA, married) could not make it to see me because she's on-call at the hosptial. =( but she gave me a gift of $20 Staples gift card (could have really used that today, i spent $70 on chair and rug), and a bunch of nice color gel pens and highlighters!! I feel so special, 'cuz Charlene got NOTHING, and the other girl got indeex cards and post-its from her Big SIb!! hahahahah poor ppl.
So here comes my biggest embarassment of today. I was talking to a 2nd year student who just got married prior to PA school, and Roxanne and I were asking if it was tough. She said it wasn't that bad, and then i said to Roxanne, if you ever feel stressed about all the work we have to come, just remember Kati (the single mom). 2 min later, I looked up, only to see Kati sitting directly across from me!!!!!! AAAAUUUGGGHHH!!! I quickly whispered to Roxanne, "Do you think Kati heard me?" and she said, "No, I looked at her when you said her name and she seemed busy talking." I was sooo worried!! Stupid me!!! Big mouth!!! =( But 10 min later, Kati smiled at me as if she wanted to get to know me, which is a good sign. But we never got to talk. I hope i didn't make an enemy on the first day!!
Anyhow, left the BBQ after talking to a few more ppl 'cuz it was getting mosquito infested (I have 7 new bites to prove it), and decided not to go to Bar (it's a bar..haha) to celebrate the b-days 'cuz I was tired and wanted to get settled. Amy (the 2nd year class president who sold me her fridge and microwave, and btw, the fridge freezer don't work so i can't store ice cream, boohoo) suggested that since all the dorm rooms are open (they are cleaning it out for the incoming med students), I should snag a few extra pieces of furniture. So i took a recliner chair, and another rolling file desk/cabinet, and now my room is almost complete!! Just need a TV, shoe rack, maybe a small bookshelf, and extension cord and I'll be set to go! =) I want it all ready before classes officially start next week.
Oh yea, one more silly story. I was at Walgreens (again) buying school supplies, and this bald guy comes up to me and asks, "Are you a model?" I was like, "huh?", and he asked again, "Are you a model?" I shook my head no, looked at him like he's nuts, and went on talking on my cell. For goodness sakes, I'm 5'1, not even, how the heck can i be a model!!! So from that experience, I know not to visit Walgreens at night 'cuz of weird ppl out there. I had other nasty guys looking at me funny, making me all nervous. No more Walgreens after 10pm!! Oh, and I had my first dunkin' donut experience. Bought a Caramel Freeze, and it's nowhere as good as starbucks. So prob won't go back for that, but I'll try a donut someday. Okies, this has been a WAY too long post, it's 1:24am, and time to hit the sack!!!
We ended early at 11:30am, and were supposed to get student IDs but the machine was broken. This really sucked 'cuz living in the dorms requires the same ID to get in, up the elevator, to the gym, and for my MEAL PLAN!!! I want to start using it, but I'm not sure if they'll let me until August 23rd or so. Really really sucks!! But....on the bright side, they have like 20 food carts right outside the dorms/med school (like outside on Sproul, with the japanese carts during lunch) from 11-2:30pm, serving TONS of ethnic food for hecka cheap!!! Yummy and HUGE portions too! It's really really great. I got a 3-part thai dish consisting of: pineapple fried rice, mango-salmon curry, and pepper chicken for $5!! And i was stuffed after only 1/2, which means it's good for 2 meals! How great is that!!! They have every type of food from $4 burritos, to $3 chinese plate, indian, thai, vietnamese, greek, american...but no pizza i don't think, which is supposedly New Haven's specialty. But, they have BOBA!! PEARL TEA!!! i could NOT believe. I saw an indian doctor drinking it, and i had to ask her where she got it, and she pointed to the cart less than 100 yards from my dorm!! I am SOOOOO happy!!! =) Thank goodness for chinese ppl everywhere!!
After lunch, I went to get my ID card, and met up with my dormmate Charlene by accident. We ended up running a bunch of errands together in the burning burning heat (we were sweating like pigs after). We REALLY should have taken the car!! We walked at least 3 miles, rushing everywhere because we have a BBQ with 2nd and 3rd year students at 6:30pm tonite. We went to Staples and got me the leather chair and blue rug, and then to Shaw's to buy birthday cakes for the two ppl in my class who happen to have the same birthday today!! I felt it would be a nice thing to do, and Charlene agreed to chip in for it. =) We bought 2 cakes, chocolate and white. One is for Matt, turning 23 and already married for 1.5 years (his wife is pretty, and i think they are very Christian), and Roxanne turning 22, the girl who looks like Meena Suvari (she's my other "chauffeur", so sweet!) =). Got home, installed everything, quickly showered and then met Charlene to get to BBQ. We got lost (we're great at taking the longest routes possible, esp when walking) driving there (it's about 10 min drive), and arrived fashionably late this time, at about 7:20pm. Had burgers and chips, still hungry from all the walking today. Gave the cakes to the birthday peeps, and helped light the candles while everyone sang. About 100 ppl were there, and my "Big Sib" Aubrey (2nd year PA also from CA, married) could not make it to see me because she's on-call at the hosptial. =( but she gave me a gift of $20 Staples gift card (could have really used that today, i spent $70 on chair and rug), and a bunch of nice color gel pens and highlighters!! I feel so special, 'cuz Charlene got NOTHING, and the other girl got indeex cards and post-its from her Big SIb!! hahahahah poor ppl.
So here comes my biggest embarassment of today. I was talking to a 2nd year student who just got married prior to PA school, and Roxanne and I were asking if it was tough. She said it wasn't that bad, and then i said to Roxanne, if you ever feel stressed about all the work we have to come, just remember Kati (the single mom). 2 min later, I looked up, only to see Kati sitting directly across from me!!!!!! AAAAUUUGGGHHH!!! I quickly whispered to Roxanne, "Do you think Kati heard me?" and she said, "No, I looked at her when you said her name and she seemed busy talking." I was sooo worried!! Stupid me!!! Big mouth!!! =( But 10 min later, Kati smiled at me as if she wanted to get to know me, which is a good sign. But we never got to talk. I hope i didn't make an enemy on the first day!!
Anyhow, left the BBQ after talking to a few more ppl 'cuz it was getting mosquito infested (I have 7 new bites to prove it), and decided not to go to Bar (it's a bar..haha) to celebrate the b-days 'cuz I was tired and wanted to get settled. Amy (the 2nd year class president who sold me her fridge and microwave, and btw, the fridge freezer don't work so i can't store ice cream, boohoo) suggested that since all the dorm rooms are open (they are cleaning it out for the incoming med students), I should snag a few extra pieces of furniture. So i took a recliner chair, and another rolling file desk/cabinet, and now my room is almost complete!! Just need a TV, shoe rack, maybe a small bookshelf, and extension cord and I'll be set to go! =) I want it all ready before classes officially start next week.
Oh yea, one more silly story. I was at Walgreens (again) buying school supplies, and this bald guy comes up to me and asks, "Are you a model?" I was like, "huh?", and he asked again, "Are you a model?" I shook my head no, looked at him like he's nuts, and went on talking on my cell. For goodness sakes, I'm 5'1, not even, how the heck can i be a model!!! So from that experience, I know not to visit Walgreens at night 'cuz of weird ppl out there. I had other nasty guys looking at me funny, making me all nervous. No more Walgreens after 10pm!! Oh, and I had my first dunkin' donut experience. Bought a Caramel Freeze, and it's nowhere as good as starbucks. So prob won't go back for that, but I'll try a donut someday. Okies, this has been a WAY too long post, it's 1:24am, and time to hit the sack!!!
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