The Move to and from Madison

So to continue where I left off...

I did go ahead and sign a lease on an apartment before I left for camp. It seemed pretty nice and had some character. And when I say that, I mean it actually did have some nice things about it; it's not just a nice way to say it was crappy. I now have all my stuff moved in but it is not unpacked in any ways. It's been such a busy week since getting back from camp that I haven't had time. So I need to work on that and get settled in but I am really happy with my new apartment. Easily the best apartment I've had while living in Madison.

Camp was amazing. I spent a little over a week up in Eagle River at camp and loved every second of it. It had been two years since I had gotten to work up there and three years since I had seen this group of campers. I got up there during their evening program on the first night and was greeted with lots of hugs from both staff and campers. That was one thing I'll miss a lot about camp considering you can get a hug 24/7. Everyone there is so welcoming and loving. It's sad the whole world doesn't work like camp does. But highlights from camp: I learned to wakeboard (think surfing while being pulled by a boat), a very crazy, inappropriate nurse, and maybe a little bit of a love interest (unfortunately she goes to school in Denver).

Work is more or less the same. The guy who was training my at the hospital did leave so I'm on my own now which is good and bad. I like being fully independent and I like being the one people have to come to now but I still want someone to go to with questions also. Paisan's is the same as always. I think I'm going to start putting my application out there and maybe pick up a different job to replace some hours at Paisan's.

Only other real new bit of info I can think of is my medical school hunt. Thus far I've heard back from four schools. Two have given me the boot (Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Pritzker in Chicago). I would've loved these two schools, especially since they give scholarships to cover either half or all of medical school, but they are very competitive schools and it's not surprising I wasn't considered. The good news is Ohio State and Wake Forest have given me interviews. I don't know much about Wake Forest but I'm excited to go to North Carolina. And I'm definitely excited for Ohio State.

Talk to you all soon. Love you.