Most people come to Arizona to avoid snow

Today was my kind of day, I woke up to it being 30 degrees outside with a thin layer of snow covering my car and the front "Lawn". The wind was whipping and it continued to snow throughout the day. The hills to the south of the hospital were covered in snow and looked pretty awesome. When I went out to my car for lunch I had to run the heat instead of just the radio because it was pretty cold out. This only makes this desert wasteland feel more like home. I have just about had it with this place, the isolation and lack of resources or distance from home doesnt bother me as much as waking up every day to red dirt and wind. I only have a few days left at the rotation but I really cant wait to head up to SLC on the 10th. Its not that this rotation is bad, its just that I could be learning more at a directed clinic or at a busier hospital that was closer to home. It seems that this rotation is just about the weekend excursions and the drive out here rather than from the hospital. While I like everyone at the site im frustrated by not really learning much and doing the same thing that I could do at Albany med. I am also a bit burned out by working full time for free for almost 6 months now. Whatever the reason I am just a few days away from completion and then I can get on with my life, until then I will just have to keep working for the weekend.

I have been pretty sick over the past few days with GI disturbances and Migraines, but I will overcome and make it through that too. Yesterday I was in the clinic in Pinon (Pin-yON) and had more small town experience. Later tonight I am heading to journal club to discuss the use of incretins in the management of diabetes. This weekend I am heading to Monument Valley, 4 corners, and probably Mesa Verde. I have also started planning the trip home, I am trashing the idea to go to california and will instead be heading from SLC to San Antonio, around the south, then back up the east coast. If you can provide shelter or would like to meet up then please feel free to let me know.

Only 2 days until the weekend
-O