Posted in USA on Dec 23rd, 2007
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Outside the classroom
Teton Science School
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Classes at Kelly were hard work and no play – but the surroundings were beautiful
We have been living in a monastery. Or that’s what it felt like. Get up at 5am. Study. Breakfast at 7am. Kitchen duty. Classes from 8am to 5pm. Study again till 6pm. Dinner; more study or practice sessions till 10pm. And over again. Weekends ER (Emergency Room) rotations or study. No Alcohol. Spartan accomodations in bunks. Keep your areas clean; no cycling on campus.
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Posted in USA on Dec 19th, 2007
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Contemplative.
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Death in the modern world is a pretty violent affair.
It is a given that as an EMT you will see some gruesome things. Things that most people won’t see or others in the medical profession will just shrug off as normal. I never expected to see someone die on my second day of ER rotations, but there it was.
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Posted in USA on Dec 1st, 2007
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Man in a
Yellow Jacket
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FJ Cruiser vs. Elk. FJ wins but not unscathed.
We have been here in Kelly Wyoming leading a very scholastic life. Days begin with us getting up at four or four-thirty AM and end around ten PM with the entire time in between devoted to classes or studies. I have never been such a dedicated student in my life as I am these days. It has been like finals week, but now going on three weeks!
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Posted in USA on Nov 18th, 2007
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The power of
the consumer
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The internet and its reach gives a powerful voice…with possibly far reaching consequences.
While searching for a place to stay in Bozeman, Shreesh ran into the description for a B&B … “Room was nice but so and so made it hell” I wonder what those innkeepers had done to the guy to make him strike back so vengefully. One reveiw like that could put the kabash on a small inn. (Needless to say, we did not stay there).
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Posted in USA on Oct 26th, 2007
The drive has been pretty spectacular even though we took I-5. (Map this!)
We simply love California and Oregon, even though our stay has been brief. Tall snow capped volcanoes framed by foothills, beautiful fall foliage of red and yellow, serene rivers, and ocean side ports.
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