A Test, a Guest, and (finally) some Rest!

On Wednesday evening, my classmates and I found out that our 'canceled' test was, in fact, rescheduled for the next week. I attempted to whip myself into a flurry of furious studying and have finally emerged post-tests. After anatomy and histology practicals on Thursday and a brutal comprehensive multiple choice/short answer test on Friday, I can finally say the first real round of med school tests are out of the way... or hopefully I can after grades are released next week. After the test, the unwinding process began. My class celebrated at a pub in Midtown. The picture above includes my friends and study buddies Sean and Sue Lynn.
I ducked out a bit early to meet up with Rice friends at Hans' Bierhaus in the Village. With Ny-Ying in from Atlanta (where she is in her second year at Emory Med), the roommate reunion was complete! The next day, the four roomies went to brunch at Empire Cafe in the Montrose area. While digesting, Ny-Ying and I slipped in a visit to the museum district before she headed off to Austin City Limits. The picture above shows us experiencing an interactive 'snowy' installation at the Contemporary Arts Museum. Finally, I completed my decompression with the Houston Ballet's Classically Modern (and I may have gone to the last showing of the Coen brothers' Burn After Reading at the Angelika). Today, I study the heart (Block 2: Cardiac, Respiratory, and Renal)!

If you have a couple minutes: The video above relates to an art exhibit that opened at Rice while I was studying last week. I took a wee break from studying to sip a glass of wine, hear the artist speak about her installation, and appreciate the piece that was both environmentally-conscious and loosely health-related.