My recommendation letters have been mailed!
Now I don’t really expect an answer in 43 hours, the title actually refers to the traditional call for the initialization of shuttle countdown by NASA. Yes I live in Houston and we aren’t called Space City for no reason.
Now is one of the agonizing waiting periods where I hear if the schools received all documents, then another wait to hear if they will grant me an interview. All this waiting has made me extremely lazy and unproductive. To give me some motivation I scour the internet for useful medical student blogs, specifically of students in the Caribbean. I have linked them on the side.
I am just starting to explore the medical blogosphere, and I am just astounded at the number of medical blogs, specifically medical student blogs. Reading through a few of them, its quite humbling to read the quality of their writing and the depth of their thought. I hope to be at least be somewhere close to their level. I guess I should not shortchange myself. Accomplishing things we think impossible are usually achieved by driven people. If I ever want to be a well read and thoughtful writer I need to hope that I exceed or be at the level of these writers. I have to use my writing capabilities not settle with them, but rather exceed them.
I hope that soon I will hear some good news on the admission front. Then I can devote my energy to writing and thinking. Its hard to be driven while waiting. As it stands, we are at T-43hrs and checking our equipment. Once everything is in order it will be time for take off.
