My Life is Way More Important than Yours. Here's Proof.

Well, I've been in Idaho for about 9 weeks now, I think, and I'm going to take this opportunity to catch people up on exactly what it is that I've been doing. Because people care. And they really ought to. First, I should point out that I haven't started this "blog" until now because there really wasn't anything to report; I would lie awake at night imagining what my blog would look like, and every would-be post consisted of, "Today I studied. Then I ate and studied more. Then I went to sleep." I decided to spare my unquestionably massive audience and wait until something interesting happened. With that said, here's pretty much what I've been up to:

I'm in Boise, ID, living with family. I took the MCAT on the 24th of July (still waiting patiently for the scores), and I left feeling utterly dominated in every way. I don't want to talk about it. I'm living with my aunt and uncle, and their three girls, aged 16, 17 and 18. For those of you who are like I was and have never really lived with teenaged girls, let me tell you, it's an experience. More on that in the future, I would imagine. My uncle is a Neurosurgeon here in Boise, and I'm going to be following him around and working for him for the next year or so. I've just started all of this in earnest over the last week (today was my first day in scrubs, and yes, I did look amazing, thanks for asking). In the few short days I've been following him around, I've literally learned more than in a whole year of "music education" classes at KU. Shocking.

I have also, it seems, taken an interest in mountain biking, and am rapidly progressing towards novice status. It's terrifying. And I'm terrible. I guess I like the rush of knowing that I have trusted my life not only to a bike I've only just met, but also to my decidedly lacking abilities in maneuvering said bike. It's really fun, and I just got a new mountain bike, which makes me feel a little less close to death all the time.

Also worth mentioning is the fact that my grandparents live in Boise, as well, though they spend most of the summer at their cabin in McCall. I have been able to go up and visit pretty regularly, which is great (I've included a picture purely as a means of bragging).

I think that should pretty much cover it. So I should point out the purpose of this blog - I guess I want to let people kind of know what I'm doing (you're welcome, mom), but I also am going to use this as a way for me to remember the cool/interesting/important things I do and see whilst here in Idaho. As a result, this may get somewhat technical (see: boring). Sorry about that in advance. I also may periodically seize the opportunity to opine if the mood strikes me. So, thanks for reading (mom) - and get ready for a really wild ride! I just threw up in my mouth a little.