well... Things here in New Orleans are great. I have been a bit busy getting to know the city, where to go what to eat. There is always a new place to go check out every weekend. So far we've been to
Franky and Johnny's, Cooter Brown's, St. Joe's Bar (known for their blueberry mojitos), Monkey Hill Bar which has a really nice atmosphere, and Copelands. All have been very good, and fun. The roommates and I went to the french quarter yesterday to go to the famous cafe du monde since one of them had not had beignets yet. :) It was a good time, we walked to the french market and then went back home, it was a foggy day, but that kinda added to the atmosphere.
The roomies at cafe du monde.
Now when it comes to work, I have yet to have my own patient, but have been working alongside my supervisor with a few patients. I have found that things are not as hard as I thought because of the schooling i've had, so yay! 4 years of college paid off!
That's all for now, I don't really know what else to write.

It has started!

Where to start... we don't have internet yet so I have not been able to keep this updated.

Move In: It was pretty easy, I didnt have as much as I did for school... but realized I left a lot of things at home that I wanted to make my room/place feel a little more homey, so I will most likely accumulate more stuff as I am here in Louisiana (I hate how that happens). But anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there are only 3 people here. So each of us has our own room. I was also very happy to find that my roomies are great people. I missed out on that whole fun roommate experience in college so, it's good to finally know I can have that! :) One of my roommates is a PT intern from St. Louis, and the other is a rec therapy intern from Sacramento and my office mate. Yeah, that's right I said office (i'll explain later). This weekend coming up will be our first together, so we'll see what's to come! My room is pretty spacious, a lot bigger than the one I had in my apt last year, so I like that. I learned that I will be the person who is here the longest out of the three of us (6 months and some), PT will be here for 9 weeks, and RT will be here for 4 months. So I will filter through roommates like that the whole time I am here. It will be interesting, I hope the other interns will be as easy to get along with as the ones that are here now!!! :)

The Place: Reminds me of the apartments at Queens... old, but cute. The area it is in is very nice, and things are conveniently placed around. I am about 30 minutes from work (however I learned today that it could take more than that because of traffic lights and some crazy construction on St. Charles). I really don't mind the place at all, I am just thankful they provide the housing.

The Job: The interns have their own office... CRAZY COOL! haha This week has been pretty much a lot of paperwork/reading about policies and doing some orientation/training stuff. I have seen a few patients, and that is still my favorite part. I have also participated in a movie night, which was pretty cool, i'm sure when more patients come to that it will be more fun to interact and stuff. I have long days that I am not used to, but it's a regular working day so no complaints really, just gonna take some getting used to. No offense to anyone who has a desk job, but for real when I am most energized is when I am with a patient interacting with them, so I don't think I could ever be behind a desk all day. That is just my opinion, I realize that some jobs are like that but people enjoy what they do. I am just a hands on kinda person and always have been. ANYWAY... when they say the hospital is not for the squeamish, they really mean it. I mean I could be in a patients room while nurses are doing things that are necessary and I have to keep my cool. That is one of the most interesting parts about being in a hospital, that and it really keeps me on my toes.

For now I guess that's it...

I'm here!

The day has finally arrived... and 18 hours in I am in Louisiana.
I drove a different route than I did before because I was going straight to New Orleans to pick up my key, and I liked that route! There was civilization, and it felt nicer. If you follow me on facebook I have pictures from every welcome center except for South Carolina.
When I arrived in New Orleans, I was especially looking around in the communities to see what had and what had not been restored. Seems most things are up and running, however, I was not in the places that still have relief efforts going on.
So I got to the hospital (I am in love with the area Children's Hospital is located in) and I picked up my key, and went straight to the apt complex because I had yet to see it in real life. I literally live RIGHT on the levee. It's exciting because I brought my bike and all I have to do is walk out the gate and go up a hill and the levee path is right there! The apartment is old, but very cute, it is a loft so there are 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. Does not look like anyone is living there right now because there was not any personal stuff and none of the beds were made. There are 2 beds in each room. I don't know when i'll find out about if i'll have any roommates, but it seems like the least of my worries right now. There is a wii and a wii fit, and I am not sure if the hospital provided that for us, but if they did woohoo! There were also decorations still up from someones birthday, so I feel like either I have a room mate who has semi moved out, or they were just left up. pictures to come later... the actual move in will happen tomorrow
I am excited to start, but I am scared at the same time. I have this overwhelming feeling I have not done something I should have (I just recently purchased liability insurance, but it should have happened earlier and I was stupid about it, so I hope to god i'll get proof of that before monday. Otherwise I have no idea what will happen). I feel like I am starting over, but not completely. I don't know when i'll ever feel comfortable with where I am, but it is just the first day... so we'll see, maybe i'll settle in soon.

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! :) it's 2010 I can't believe it.