End of week one

So, Friday was the last day of the first week of medical school. I would say that I have learn so much. So on Monday night we had our White Coat Ceremony, which is where you are called up on stage and a DR puts your white coat on you. Then as a class you recite the oath. We also had a reception afterwords.  Tuesday is when the real fun started, that funs name happens to be Anatomy. What an introduction to medicine. It was scary. We have not had our first Anatomy lab yet, but we will on Tuesday, but we have had our Histology lab, and it was quite impressive. I was expecting a microscope, but was greeted with a large computer screen. There were many tables in the room with these large flat screens, and your just sit at the table, 6 students to a table and you all look at the slides on the screen. For those non science dorks who may not know what histology is, let me explain. In histology you learn to look at a slide and tell what the different type of cells are, structure in or on the cell, and what function that cell does. Your are typically told what organ you are looking at, but histology is more concerned with cells and tissues. This class is to make you know what the normal cells look like, so that you can tell if the cell is abnormal. Right now all the cells kinda look the same, but I have been assured that they are not. Well, on another note, D and I went scuba diving today. We actually did two dives, both on coral reefs, and really had a great time. What is nice about diving in the Caribbean, is that the water is so warm you do not need a wet suit. Also the water was very clear, visibility was about 50 ft. We saw many fish and one lobster, no we did not take it. It was very pretty and relaxing. Also, I beat D on air usage. If you don't know, divers are very competitive on they're air usage. See, the less you use, the longer you can dive on one tank. It is not like you hold your breath or anything, it is just usually the better shape you are in, the less air you need. I beat him on both dives. Also I did the "roll backwards off the side of the boat" technique, you know the one they always do in the movies, which I had never done before, and it was quite fun!! Well that is about all, back to studying!