Girl power :)

On Friday evening we had a Med Stein (afterwork drinks) in the common room. I played a bit of pool then for my last game, I found myself playing with Catherine against 2 Trainee Intern guys. We weren't doing that well. i'd sunken 5 of our balls with 2 remaining but it was no use since the boys were on the black ball. I said "well, it was a good game. Catherine and I weren't far off". The boys gave a smile which meant "yeah right".

But is luck has it, the guy missed an easy shot on the black. So it was now Catherine's go. Would she be able to go from sinking no balls to sinking our 2 balls and the black, proving that she had just been "rusty" this whole time? YES!!!! we bet the TIs!! We were overcome with joy and ended up making a bit of a seen. The boys were beaten by 4th year girls! Fun fun

I went to an afternoon conference yesterday. It was all about being "uniquely woman". It was very informative but lots of fun at the same time. I don't know if I can do it justice on this blog but the speakers included a dietian, skin specialist, image consultant and motivational speaker. The conference covered the body, soul and spirit. It challenged us all to understand who we really are and not to let our roles (eg. student, mother) to definite who we are. It motivated us to live life to the fullest and not settle for the ordinary. Pretty much to live the life that we're created for.

Finally went to chruch today, "Evangelical Presbyterian Church". It's quite a small church with a diverse bunch of people. I really enjoyed it and will be going to the girl's bible study tomorrow night. But I'll definitely be checking out lots of churchs before planting my roots down.

restless night

Now, I'm usually a very deep sleeper but last night I woke up about 4 times during the night. I'd been biten by sandflies numerous times while I was in Akaroa and the ichy bites were now at their worst last night. It was horrible :( I know that I'm not suppose to cratch them but it's hard when you wake up to find yourself scratching

At least I don't have to be at the hospital today, otherwise I'm not sure that I'd be able to function at all!

Got a friend's birthday dinner to go to tonight and hopefully I'll be able to meet up with other friends later tonight at sparks in the park


I haven't gone to church since being in Chch but I have been listening to sermons on my laptop. I know that I need fellowship but I think that I'm doing ok at the mo. Will get on to it soon.

Trip to a Marae in Akaroa

So much has happen since I last blogged so I'm not going to bother writing about everything. However, in a nutshell, Jesse came to visit and had a great time then I started clinical.

As part of my course, we had to spend 3 days on a Marae in Akaroa in order to learn about Maori health. I just got back from it. It was amazing! The setting was beautiful and the food was absolutely devine. And most importantly, the whole experience has made me appreciate and respect Maori people so much more. It's been an exhausting few days but I got a lot out of it and really enjoyed myself.

It was such a priveledge of be a part of the marae visit. The tutors that we had were all very passionate about Maori health which made the hole experience so much better. I think that I now have a much better understand about Maori health and feel more confident about treating Maori patients appropriately.