It's official - I'm a nurse student

I promised a few people this wouldn't happen, but lately so much has happened I haven't blogged for a while.

Firstly, I am done moving in, and love my apartment! I have tonnes of space, it's quiet here but not too far away from the centre of the city, and I have a bathroom that was renovated this summer. Will post some pictures when I've tidied up properly, this first week has been stressful and it already looks like I've lived here for months!

Secondly, and maybe more importantly - I've started school! We officially started Tuesday, but this week has mainly consisted of introductions, getting to know people and social activities, meaning lots of partying for many of us. I've done my fair share, and been way beyond "slightly intoxicated" three times this week. And I've even met a few nice fellow students!

On Thursday the second year nurse students arranged a "baptism" for us first years, officially baptizing us as nurse students and nurses to be. How? "Get your socks and shoes off, clamber into a river and get a bucket of water down your neck" (see illsutration). Silly, but a fun thing to have done.

As for the studying, I have already started all though proper lectures haven't - and I am rather proud of myself. The past year or so, and especially this summer, I've been absolutely terrified of what was to come: starting school again, moving, studying, trying to learn something. Upon hearing that our first exam in microbiology is held as soon as October 5th, my first thought was to just run from the place screaming for mummy. Luckily, I didn't (first impressions and all that), but went and bought the microbiology book, and started reading! Am soon through the first couple of chapters, and it actually seems to stick, but even more importantly - I seem to understand most of it. And, as a bonus, it's sort of interesting to learn about microbes, bacteria, virus and fungi. Disgusting and enough to make you real paranoid about washing your hands, but interesting.

I promise - moving and starting to study won't cause me to stop blogging. I might be a bit slower, that's all. Will blog more about other... stuff, later this week.