July 5

JULY FIVE

–woke up at 4:45 and didn’t get out of bed till 5

–got a shower and was ready to go barely by 6…

–left at 6 to go jogging on the beach trail! That was REALLY FUN! uncle mike and i played “i pass you now you pass me” the whole time. I ran/walked 2 miles today!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!! I am really excited! i listened to “Podrunner” a music podcast for running. i did about 15 minutes of running and about 14 minutes of walking…i listened to the 176 bpm (beats per min.) while i ran, and about 140 bpm for a fast walk. i really had a good workout and i seriously sweat buckets! It is so humid here, and i was so hot that even after i got back, took a very cool shower, completely changed clothes, and stood infront of the fan, i was still as wet and sweaty as i was when i first ended my workout. It was crazy…it took me like almost 45 minutes to completely cool down.

ANYWAYS… after trying to get myself ready to go, which took forever cause i was wet and sticky….i finally got around to eat a breakfast of cold cereal and a sweet sap (its a really good fruit)

– i headed over to the clinic at 8 to start work…Turns out, i didn’t end up following U. Mike around at all. His assistant was my teacher. He had a pretty busy morning, so Atseko (ats-c0) his assistant taught me stuff. everyone is SOOO nice!  I learned how to clean up from and prepare for a patient, i called a patient in, i studied a book on Dental Assisting that Atseko gave me. i liked it, but i was just so tired from jet-lag and my horrendous sunburn and stuff, that the lulling and constant noise of the fans and tools and jabbering on of all the assistants, just made me want to fall asleep right there at the desk…lol.

–then we came home around 12:30 for lunch. A. Andrea had made rice and we ate it with a nice curry and seaweed! so i made sushi! It was yummy! I never knew a 1/2 hour could go so QUICKLY! OMW! It was like i walked in, and then i had to walk out! lol…i tried calling my mom about 10 minutes before i headed  back to work, and…lol…of course she was in the shower cause she had mowed the lawn…lol so i didn’t get to talk to her. its ok. i had lots to do…Anyways, after that i headed back to work. Things were pretty slow the first bit of 2nd shift. I didn’t have much to do but read, and i helped clean up a bit, but it is AMAZING how even though i had nothing to do, the time went by SOOO FAST! i guess i wasn’t bored! cause if i was the this afternoon would have seemed like forever! Around 4:30 a patient who was in for hygiene, complained that one of her wisdom teeth was hurting her, so U. Mike decided that he had time to take it out. It was SOOOO COOL! i got to stand behind Atseko and watch! Blood spurting everywhere! it was gross! but it was cool at the same time! I couldn’t help but smile! If that is a little bit of “the worst” that we have to do in this profession, then i am all good with becoming a dental assistant while i work my way through university…Anyways, so that lasted 45 minutes instead of only a 1/2 hour. I got bored by the time he was putting in the last of 3 sutures, so i went to finish cleaning and bagging the last of the instraments that were left over from the day. By the time U. Mike did his paper work and stuff and finished updating all the info, and we had chatted with Atseko for a while, it was 5:30.

I came got home and VERY PAINFULLY got out of my scrubs and into shorts and a tank top so i could bath my burnt skin in aloe vera gel. U. Mike gave me pain killers the last couple days because my sunburn has hurt so bad!!!! i am REALLY REALLY regretting i didn’t wear a short sleeved shirt to the parade….and that i didn’t keep my shorts rolled down, but oh well such is life i guess. lol…I don’t think i have been this burnt since my family and i were at our custom home, and we went over to Laney’s (the neighbor girl) house to swim, and i forgot sunscreen until mom told me about 2 hours after swimming and hanging out by their pool that had lovely, reflecting, hot concrete all around it! I cried for a long time! lol and i couldn’t even wash my own hair because it hurt my shoulders too bad to move them at all! lol              I hope THIS doesn’t turn out like that. I JUST WANT MY MOMMY HERE! So she can lather me in aloe till i feel like i am part of the plant…and so she can kiss me and give me air hugs cause my shoulders hurt too bad… I want to cuddle on her lap! i miss you mom! Anyways, it is like only 1/4 after 9 and i am completely exhausted. So i am gonna try and work on my other posts a bit…and then post them!

loves and hugs to all, and i will hopefully be able to write more later! it is hard to imagine that i got here less than a week ago! it already seems like i have been here forever! i am starting to think in my mind… “ok, so i need to start thinking about the trip home now.” lol but i have BARELY started! which is both a good and bad thing! lol Anyways, i am gonna go to bed. i love you all so much and miss each one of you who is reading this!

Take care and stay in touch ok? and PLEASE comment! That is like the only indicator that shows me that people are actually reading and liking my posts, so please feel free to drop me even a quick “i read it! i am glad you are having fun” or something like that. so i am looking forward to comments from each one of you!

Talk to you later!

Loves and hugs,

Yanni

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~ by Yannika on July 5, 2010.