SItting at my desk post-exam once again. I'm back from my 5 day conference in Washington DC and completely exhausted from the frantic studying of the last 48 hrs before this exam. i'm just glad it's done. Now my life moves on. As usual i left my conference with a renewed sense of purpose in medicine. Although I have to say that the highlight of my conference was meeting Linda Costanzo, author of the physiology book that's taken me through my first 1.5 yrs of medical school. SHe autographed my physio book (I know, I know, GEEK!!) and gave me some sound boards advice. :) I'm planning my AIDS week of action, and met a fantastic physician who works in pediatric infectious disease here in cleveland. My research is going well..plodding along as database projects usually do, I've formulated and am DETERMINED to follow through with my crazy USMLE schedule in the next 3 months left til the big day, I'm still working on my Spanish,I WILL get through the mountain of paperwork that has since piled up on my desk, and I will make it to all the social events i have on my calendar. I guess I am once again on the upswing of my manic med student cycle. We'll see how fast it takes me to get back round that circle. will post my conference pics soon, but in the mean time here's a photo of this nation's capitol.

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