So Say We All
As y’all may have noticed, I disappeared last semester. When they say that your spring semester of junior year is the hardest in the nursing program here, they aren’t kidding. Luckily, I was able to have such a relaxing summer that I feel rejuvenated and ready for my senior year!
So, what did I do this summer? Well…
1. I moved!
… but it’s totally worth it for the neighborhood. I’m right by the Lincoln Park Zoo, the lake shore path, North Avenue Beach, countless restaurants and parks, and I’m only a 10 minute bus ride from work/the downtown shuttle.
I spent all summer exploring my new neighborhood and hanging out on my rooftop, and those two things alone made it a summer well spent.
2. I read!
When I first moved, I didn’t have internet for a week. To entertain myself, I started making progress on the giant stack of books on my nightstand. Once I started, I didn’t stop. To the chagrin of all my friends and my new apartment walls (I mayyyy have thrown a book or two out of anger), I constantly had a novel with me at all times.
The books I read included:
– The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood – Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell – A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin – A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin – This Much I Know is True by Wally Lamb – The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman – Madame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertHopefully, I’ll have read enough to hold me over until I have free time to read again!
3. I watched!
Once I did get internet, Netflix essentially became my new roommate. On the recommendation of my friends, I started watching Battlestar Galactica (BSG).
I watched it at the end of May, and it wouldn’t be an understatement to say that it took over my life to the degree that I couldn’t watch any more series until August (at which point I embarrassingly became obsessed with Teen Wolf).
While it took me a while to get through season 1 of BSG, but I watched season 2 – 4 (60 episodes about 40 minutes in length) in the span of 5 days. I. Became. Consumed.
Right now I’m fresh off of Teen Wolf, and I’m watching Scrubs because “it’s a medical show, so it counts as studying.” Unfortunately, since it IS the school year now, I can’t marathon 10+ episodes in a row, but Netflix will definitely be a part of my life year round.
In addition to watching Netflix, my senior year will be pretty busy with nursing school. I’m done with all of my core classes, so I can focus all my time on clinicals, skills, and theory courses. I accidentally joined the Bioethics Bowl team today, so I’m going to try and keep up with that for an extracurricular experience this year.
Either way, I’m pretty excited to really start getting ready for the “real world”!
Photo 1 attributed to Group Fox
Photo 2 attributed to myself
Photo 3 attributed to SyFy