Plodding along

Well I am nearing the end of week 3 and I am still alive (and relatively sane). Yes that is a huge acheivement!

Sarah (the girl from PBL) did end up dropping out. What a waste of time and effort getting in. We are going to get a new person. There was a pretty big waiting list and because we are still pretty early into the peice they have offered the place to someone else. His name is James and we should get to meet him tomorrow.

I am finding it all pretty interesting. This weeks PBL is on genetic disorders. It is about a grandmother whose 19yo daughter has a baby and it as down syndrome. So we had to learn all about genetics which is no small task for someone who has never done any biology. We actually have a day off today!!!! Well it is not totally off. there is a prac class for non-science students that I probably should have gone to because it is lab skills in micro/haem/histo labs which I have never done, but I rationalised it by saying that it is more for non science people and trying to get them used to and comfortable in labs. I am very comfortable in labs I just dont know WTF I am doing in regards to specific procedures. Oh well the decision is made now. I will probably benefit more from the study anyway (like the study I am doing right now).

In other news............
David starts back at uni on Monday. We had all of the childcare arrangements sorted even down to my mother minding them on one afternoon (which is no small feat considering she lives an hour and a half away) and thay go and change the timetable on us. Now it is really sucky. Either the kids have to go to before school care on Tuesdays which is a pain as it is not at the school like after school care or they have to go on Monday afternoons of which I will only sometimes be home in time to pick them up (david never will be). The day davids folks have them has had to change from Mondays to Tuesdays which they don't mind except it means that this week they already have plans and cant do it. I am at uni from 8-6 on Tuesday so I am no help and David is stuck there till 5:30. So we are pretty screwed and haven't figured out how to make it work yet.

There isn't that much news other than that. med school is a bit consuming at the moment so hopefully I will find the balance soon.