It's not all fun and games and wild parties in Las Vegas. Med school actually has me working about 80+ hours a week. You all only get to hear about the days when we blow off steam -- otherwise, how boring would it be to hear about my mundane existence? (It's actually not boring at all...)

A typical day for me begins at 6.45am... when I drink my first and ONLY cup of coffee. A quick shower, and I am out the door for an 8am class. Usually, I am in class from 8-noon, and then a 1 hour lunch break. From 1-4 are more classes, and then it's time for study group. We meet a few times a week to go over the day's lecture material, quiz each other, and practice our OMM techniques. Dinner at 7 is quick, because I am eager to get ready for the next day, which means 4-5 hours of reading, note taking, memorizing, etc. I aim to be in bed by midnight most nights - sometimes I push until about 1am. On weekends, my studying can be anywhere from 8-15 hours a day, depending on how much material needs to be covered and if I have an exam coming up. I do take breaks - I go to dinner with friends, we go down to the beach for the afternoon to chill out, etc. But for the most part, it's lots of hard work, very intense focus, and these days, I get little sleep.

I wish I could be more explicit, but time to blog daily is a rare commodity. I wish I could even add a live web cam - but talk about boring... What I can offer instead is this: here's a great documentary video of MY CLASS, Western University's DO Class of 2009, which aired on PBS last spring. It follows the day in the life of one of my classmates, Mahsa. Most of the footage was taken in our actual classes, on a typical day. If you watch carefully, you may see me somewhere! (Dr. Peri is seen walking with Mahsa, the star of the video to class..)

I hope you enjoy it - PBS did a great job of describing a day in the life...