I am currently typing this from a 16th floor shoebox of a studio apartment in Chicago, with a fairly excellent view and a truly excellent location to recommend it.
I start my cardiology rotation at Northwestern tomorrow and I have to say, I'm simultaneously excited and terrified. A letter from Northwestern would definitely be gold and I would be making professional connections for a possible return here for residency. Enough to make Signor Machiavelli proud, I should think. That being said, it's also an entirely new hospital. In an entirely new city. Entirely new people. I am told that no one expects wonders from visiting 4th year students and that the expectations won't be very high. Theoretically that should make me feel better. I'm not sure it does. At the end of the day, people do remember what sort of student you were, no matter what the expectations are. Now that I feel like I have more energy to put into the rotations that I want to do, I'm not so sure that I want to skate by on the bare minimum.
Back to the excellent location of the apartment, it's right at the north end of State Street, which, as is known to visitors and residents of the Windy City, is one of its two main shopping/dining streets (the other being Michigan avenue, which is 2 blocks away). There are almost too many restaurants and adorable little cafes than I know what to do with. One month is clearly not enough to explore the city to my heart's content and I know that I could begin to love it enough to perhaps eventually move here. Fortunately I have encountered a companion who is certainly silvertongued enough to be blessed by the Flute Player himself. I have a feeling that this month will be filled with enough adventures to sate even this adventurous soul. In any event, they have already begun.
I start my cardiology rotation at Northwestern tomorrow and I have to say, I'm simultaneously excited and terrified. A letter from Northwestern would definitely be gold and I would be making professional connections for a possible return here for residency. Enough to make Signor Machiavelli proud, I should think. That being said, it's also an entirely new hospital. In an entirely new city. Entirely new people. I am told that no one expects wonders from visiting 4th year students and that the expectations won't be very high. Theoretically that should make me feel better. I'm not sure it does. At the end of the day, people do remember what sort of student you were, no matter what the expectations are. Now that I feel like I have more energy to put into the rotations that I want to do, I'm not so sure that I want to skate by on the bare minimum.
Back to the excellent location of the apartment, it's right at the north end of State Street, which, as is known to visitors and residents of the Windy City, is one of its two main shopping/dining streets (the other being Michigan avenue, which is 2 blocks away). There are almost too many restaurants and adorable little cafes than I know what to do with. One month is clearly not enough to explore the city to my heart's content and I know that I could begin to love it enough to perhaps eventually move here. Fortunately I have encountered a companion who is certainly silvertongued enough to be blessed by the Flute Player himself. I have a feeling that this month will be filled with enough adventures to sate even this adventurous soul. In any event, they have already begun.
i expect an update a day. i particularly expect restaurant reviews! oh, and updates on gemstones. so, in summary: updates.
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