Blogs from Wichita, Kansas, United States, North America - page 2

So yesterday was my first day of my 3rd year of medical school. Kind of felt like I was jumping off of a cliff. I was ready and excited, but also terrified and needed a bit of a push. It's the kind of thing that, for me, seem to be easier when you can kind of jump on your own terms without a lot of fanfare, so it's a good thing that I live by myself. The last two days have been fairly unremarkable. I'll give you a brief rundown of what the days are like and then maybe give some parting shots. Wake up and get to the hospital between 7 and 8 am. Look up new information on my patient(s) and then go visit with them (now I only have 1 patient, but I'll ... read more

I've had this blog set up for over a month now and I decided it's probably about time that I write something, especially since I'll be jet-setting to Ecuador tomorrow. Monday I'll be at the Hacienda Sta. Martha in the Andes playing with all sorts of fun animals. "Playing" here basically means cleaning up their poop and building fun new enclosures for them. It should be fabulous. I packed my rubber boots. My 8 lb. rubber boots and the reason I'll be wearing one of 2 outfits in every photo I post on here for the next year since nothing else will fit in my backpack... I'm a big ball of mixed emotions: excitement, fear, more excitement, sadness, even more excitement, and oh-geez-I-don't-know-any-Spanish. I'll try to post a few times while I'm there, but I have ... read more

What can I say about Wichita....... The town is stuck in 1995. The only radio that they play here is country. Mostly from the days when Garth Brooks was king and Diamond Rio was what Rascal Flatts dreamed of becoming. Seriously it's like I've stepped back in High School. Even the classic rock station plays 50s and 60s. Commercials are all from local businesses, trying to sell carpet, or used cars. I guess there is some charm to all this but it makes me realize how far we've come in the past 13 years. This job is tough, I really don't have time to be writing but I needed to take my mind off of it for a while. It's a good client in that the people are easy to work with, it's quiet, we all ... read more

Posted by Onaxthiel: I've always had a hard time sleeping late. When I was very young, this meant past three or four in the morning. In college that meant more like eight or nine, even when I would stay up until the wee hours partying. In my post-army months, this has meant past sunrise. On this morning, having stayed out rather late to explore all the night spots of a small Kansas city still didn't keep me in bed once the sun rose. Eventually, Obfuscator and my old Army friend awoke and we went out for brunch at a local chain. Once that was done we began a drive to the south towards the town of Wichita, the largest city in the state. The particular reason that we decided to make this trip was to see ... read more

Well, the great train trip to the West hasn't gotten off to the best of starts. I suppose it hasn't really gotten off to a start at all yet. The lead engine of our train, which runs from Chicago to Albuquerque to LA derailed (really) in Fort Madison, Iowa yesterday. Not surprisingly, this resulted in a bit of a delay in our departure. Now, rather than leaving Wichita at 3:25 this morning, we'll be departing around 4:30 this evening. That means we'll be going through Southeast Colorado and Northern New Mexico while its dark, making the sights significantly more difficult (read "impossible") to read. Let's just hope this doesn't happen every time; it would get old pretty fast. ... read more