Wow!  It's already the 4th of July and I am less than a week away from finishing this program.  The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of work.  Lots and lots of class hours - in fact, we had 9 straight days of mostly 8 AM till 5 PM class days and then studying at night.  Pretty crazy schedule.

I've been fortunate to have met some really cool people here.  My study group comprises a doctor from Paraguay and a doctor from the Philippines.  Both of these guys finished got their M.D.'s at Guadalajara (Mexico) and University of Santo Tomas (Philippines) respectively.  Alex is the Paraguayan and Darren is my new Filipino brother.  We have a great time studying because we're able to balance the stress of reviewing this voluminous load of material with some downtime like throwing the football outside or going to dinner at the hotel restaurant downstairs. 

I do miss the comforts of home though.  I can't wait to see Jennifer and the puppies again.  It's been nearly 6 weeks of straight-up review and studying and I need to be sane again soon.  Soon, very soon.

Hmm, I actually forgot to mention that Jennifer and I celebrated our 7-year, 5-month Anniversary a couple of weeks ago.  Shame on me for not blogging about that!  I'll be en pointe next time!

All righty, back to the books.

Oh, one last note.  Fitness-wise, I'm feeling much stronger and looking a bit shapelier in the muscular department.  Unfortunately, my body weight seems to have upped a bit (I'm 192 lbs. now!!).  This sometimes happens as I'm a very efficient weight-gainer.  This heavy training has made me look leaner and in better shape although my lean body mass and overall body weight are increasing.

Once my cardio training kicks in (I just started doing intense sprints on the local track) and after I really clean up my diet even moreso than now, well, that'll be when the pounds of fat get stripped off significantly.

Still climbin'!