So Close

We are down to hours people ... hours. I actually think that I am pretty close to being ready. I need to finish packing a few items, but most of it is comfortably sitting in my suitcase. So I survived finals and moved out of my apartment. That's pretty much all that has happened since last time. Yesterday and today we had our "Immersion Days." Everyone who is in NURS400 was required to sit through class from 8:30-3:30 and learn about culture, global health, swine flu (we'll get to that later), humanitarian nursing, etc. Although some of the info was interesting, it just didn't seem like a good way to be spending my time when there are other things I could be doing. I'll put it this way. Today I woke up late, surprising I know, and I got to class an hour and a half late. No one really noticed, they hadn't turned in the homework yet (which is how they were taking roll), and I'm pretty sure I'll suffer no consequences. So that is how important Immersion Days were, but I'm still glad to be done with them.

Other than that the only concern now is the dreaded swine flu.
They have been keeping a really close eye on everything seeing that they are sending a lot of students to various regions (Australia, Ecuador, England, and Jordan). They have given us plenty of opportunities to change our minds if we don't feel that it is safe to travel, I'm going, a handout on the flu including symptoms, rates, areas, dangers, etc, I'm still going, and we talked about the cause, epidemiology, travel risks, and what could happen. Yes, I'm still going. In fact I say get me out the sooner the better. It's just if they are going to let me out. We are now at level 5 people. Don't get to excited, that's out of 20. Not really, it's out of 6, but I couldn't resist. They have told us to keep our phones on us in case there are any changes, but that we will probably be fine and we shouldn't be at too much risk, just stay healthy and make sure to get a lot of vitamin C. So I went to the store and bought "EmergenC" if you have heard of it. It says to dissolve one packet in water 2-4 times a day. I thought "I'll just drink two packets at the same time. What's the difference?" They made me nauseous ... but healthy? Hopefully the posts will be more entertaining in the future, and include real pictures not just clip art and maps. Next time I write it will be from Jordan!