Term THREE is DONE!!!

As of 11:30 am yesterday, I am officially 3/5 of the way through with the SGU of Grenada...again, if all goes according to plan (but I'm trying to stop giving myself those little caveats all the time...gotta have confidence!).

The final exam for our Behavioral Science course was yesterday, and it was definitely a long one.  The 120 question stems were all paragraphs it seemed, and everyone was just so tired of reading (let alone coming up with the right answers) by the end.  SO glad that's done.  The knowledge we all now have of Health Care Policy, Law, Ethics, Epi, and learning behavior will certainly play a big role in our future lives, but when you're in full exam prep mode it's hard to keep that perspective and appreciation :) The beach time afterwards was glorious.  Always see the brighter side of this island when my brain is a little emptier.

Now we have a three day weekend to celebrate the end of this term as well as Carnival in Grenada, which is always insanity.  We are also all trying to get motivated and rejuvenated before the dreaded fourth term begins next week - Micro, Path, Nutrition and Clinical Skills.  I am definitely not excited to lose my "free" time, run less, relax less, etc. etc., but I am also excited to dive into more clinical and just medically related stuff.  In addition to the "warnings" about the intensity of next term, I have also heard plenty of people tell me that it's very interesting, pertinent, unique and worth the challenge.  Right now in my rested state, I say "Bring it".  Check in with me in a month or so!

Running has been great lately; the inspiration of the Olympians has something to do with that no doubt. Channeling Galen Rupp, Allyson Felix, or Kara Goucher definitely gets my adrenaline going a little more and I find some extra push that I didn't realize was buried in my seemingly tired legs.  Been getting back and better at my hill and stair workouts too, and while they definitely are horrible in some ways (mostly in the "come on just go DO it now" phase), they are also really motivating and the hip strength is really helping my IT band issues.  Foam roller is still my best friend too.

Well, enough of that, but today is going to be filled with some good hanging out, a picnic lunch with Angela as long as the impending tropical storm doesn't arrive, and another hash this afternoon, read: as much fresh air, moving around, and good people as possible!