Wow, it has been a while since I updated. I guess there just hasn't been many developments as far as the hurricane, so I guess I'll just go back to my normal posts. Sorry for the disappointment.
So, after the hurricane I came back to Austin and lived in a private dorm for a month (see below). I was doing my pediatric surgery rotation at Dell Children's Hopsital, which was a good experience. Everyone was nice and friendly and the hospital is brand new.
Well toward the end of the month, we got word that we were being kicked out of the dorm. Ok, I guess not officially kicked out, but basically they said we had to start paying $880 per month (not including meals) or we had to leave. Awesome. The only problem is that we don't know how long we're going to be in Austin, so we weren't able to sign a lease for an apartment, and I refused to pay almost 900 bucks a month to live in a crappy little dorm room.
To make a long story short, myself and one other resident scrounged around for some housing and a nice family in Kyle, Texas (about 25 miles south of Austin) offered to take us in in their extra room. So the day before Halloween we made the move to Kyle, and now we're living together in a spare room with two twin beds. I have also been moved to Brackenridge Hospital, which is the busy county hospital in Austin. So far it has been chaos, but I've already done 10 cases within my first week, which is pretty good for an intern.
I did find out a few days ago that I'm going to be moved to St. Joseph's Hospital in Houston for the month of December. I guess I'm moving progressively closer to Galveston, although I'm not exactly sure when I'll get back there for good. It all kind of depends on how many surgery floors and patients are up and running. Although we found out yesterday that all the operating rooms had to be re-closed because the fungus counts were too high in the ventilation systems. Surprise. And my apartment in Galveston, as of right now, is not being restored, so I will have to eventually get all my stuff out of it and start looking for a new place to live.
The most exciting thing in my life recently has been the purchase of my new car (name TBA.) I'm pretty pumped, especially since I have been sans car for almost 4 months. It's nice to own something. And I feel like atleast this part of my life is coming together at last. Now if only my job and living situation were a little more permanent.
Today I was able have lunch with my good bud Jamie and her fiance Michael, who lives in Colorado but who is actually from Austin. A random but enjoyable meeting. See picture above. I'm not sure if the big hair, SUV, and Texas driver's license makes me an official Texan or not. But I am ashamed to admit that I have caught myself saying "y'all!" Oh boy.
Oh, another exciting thing was my recent armadillo sighting. Unfortunately, there was a dog on the hiking trail behind me so he scared the little critter away from me and my camera, but I was pretty pumped that I got to see my most favoritest animal in the wild. Now if only I could have one as a pet, my life would be complete.
