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Name: eleasa
Birthday: 11/21/1983
Gender: Female
Interests: singing really loudly in the car, spending time with my wonderful friends, the Bible, quality conversations, medicine, missions, piano, snowboarding
Expertise: Nothing yet :)
Occupation: Student
Industry: Medical
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Member Since:
9/13/2002
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| An eventful weekLast Wednesday marked my first day on the job. It already feels like a lifetime ago because since then, I've already scrubbed in on my first surgery (umbilical hernia repair) and survived my first call (which was 32 hours of complete craziness and 20 minutes of sleep). Thank God though, for a wonderful 5-hour nap post-call, and a full day off today.
Back to the grind tomorrow :) Yay.
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| In Springfield, MAThanks to my wonderful mommy and wonderful David, I'm finally all settled into my awesome new place (although it was NOT so awesome when I first arrived). All of my boxes are unpacked and things are organized for the time being. The place is huge! I have 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen, living, room, a gigantic basement for storage, and a garage.
Thank God that all that is done, because starting today, things are going to be intense with long days of ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support), orientation, etc. I feel completely (like, completely) inadequate and just out of my element. It's surreal and a bit scary that I'm the surgery intern now. Crazy. The good thing is that I've already met some really nice people...I have a good feeling about my fellow Baystate residents.
Off to do some studying now! :)
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| pictures and restaurants. mmmmWent on an uploading frenzy just now and finally posted my pictures from the last few weeks of fun-ness during my last couple weeks at MCW and then a weekend trip to Seattle and Vancouver.
I really, really wish I had taken more food pictures because Ann and I discovered some absolutely amazing restaurants in both Seattle and Vancouver. But regardless, if you ever find yourself in the area, I highly recommend the following places:
Seattle:
- Wild Ginger (Seafood, Pan-Asian)
- Pink Door (Italian) - make sure and get the deconstructed fudge brownie sundae...it's fantabulous!
- Bavarian Deli across the street from Pike Place Market (awesome ladies behind the counter), perfect place to pick up a picnic lunch
Vancouver:
- Hapa Izakaya (a trendy place that serves Japanese-type tapas)
- Honey Donuts (in Deep Cove. I really love donuts, and these were seriously the best donuts I've ever had.)
- Amato Gelato
- Dim sum in Chinatown (not sure what the place was called, but they made the best shu mai ever - HUGE, juicy, steaming hot, and filled with whole shrimp in addition to the usual pork)
http://community.webshots.com/user/eteng02
Here's a few teasers. Enjoy!
   
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| Graduation...and beyond!I can't believe that I'm going to be graduating this FRIDAY! Crazy. Crazy crazy crazy. The past couple weeks have been filled with awesome times with friends and roommates, but I've been feeling waves of sadness in realizing that things are ending and that we all most likely won't see each other for a long time (if ever). I shed quite a few tears yesterday at Lifegroup while everyone was praying over us and saying their goodbyes.
But I know that we'll all meet again sooner or later, and that God will continue to be faithful because that's just who He is. I'm so excited that I get to walk with the Lord into another adventure :) Yay!
Now, in case you want to stalk me, here's what I'll be up to for the next month or so:
May 15: graduate
May 17-18: drive to Springfield, MA with my mom
May 19-20: apartment hunting in Springfield
May 21 - 24: hanging out in Seattle with Ann
May 24 - June 151: hanging out in San Diego (with a trip to Disneyland somewhere in there)
June 11: off to Springfield for 5 years!
Give me a holler if you're around!
 Lifegroup
 Playing at the zoo with Christine (where we seriously waited in line behind a bunch of little kids so that we could try out this awesome seesaw)
 our "HIPAA" bonfire (where some of us burned white coats and stacks of notes and patient lists accumulated over the years)
 Roommates dress shopping for Deana!
Door County trip: Lambeau field, gazing adoringly at the Vince Lombardi statue, GORGEOUS Lake Michigan shoreline, at a beautiful restaurant near our hotel (L to R Courtney, Mike, David, me), the start of our delicious meal (awesome fish chowder and rolls), angry Lake Michigan shoreline
    
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| A new chapterMatch day came and went this past week....
....and David and I found out that we will be heading to Baystate Medical Center (western campus of Tufts University) in Springfield, MA.
My first reaction? shock, absolute disbelief, then tears. I cried for a good half-hour (NOT at the match day party obviously, but in the privacy of my room) as it sunk in that we were not heading back to CA as I had hoped, but that we were instead moving even further away from some of the people that I love the most in this world, like my parents and sister and new bro-in-law. But my wonderful boyfriend comforted me and reminded me of God's faithfulness, how He has a plan and a purpose for all of us and in everything, and that we were blessed just to be matching together.
At this point, I'm still terrified of the unknown but at the same time getting excited about the prospect of venturing into new territory. I never ever ever in a million years imagined that I would end up on the East coast. Seriously, even the decision to go to Wiscahnsin was much less of a shock to my system.
But I am CERTAIN of God's faithfulness and that He will be the one carrying me through the many challenges that are sure to come. And of course, there will be new friends to be made, churches and fellowship to be found, family to visit (Grandma, Uncle and Aunt Chen and cousins are a mere 90 miles down the Mass Turnpike), and restaurants to try out. Oh, and 5 years of surgery residency too :)
Thankful.
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