Welp, today we went to Healdsburg for our team meeting and on the way home I noticed a bug bite on my ankle. After coming home, making DELICIOUS chicken parmesan and not as delicious but still okay spaghetti, I noticed that my ankle was quickly becoming a cankle. Olivia was looking up bug bites online and luckily it doesn't look like it is a bite from my recluse spider "friends"... I called my parents, they weren't too concerned if I would wake up in the morning and told me to put some ice on it. Rude. If it's still bad tomorrow I'll have my preceptor look at it or maybe go into Urgent Care. Sure hope I don't die 3 weeks into California living.
That's all for today.
If I die, here's one last I love you,
Linds
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
keep on truckin
Well we are on week 2 of rotations. I'm still at WIC and really enjoying it. All of the people at WIC are super funny and welcoming. One of the ladies is going to teach me how to make ceviche next week :) On Friday my preceptor and I worked at the Clearlake farmers market that had about 5 booths, but it was pretty good looking fruits and veggies. Also, with our WIC farmers market program, we had at least $650 circulating throughout the market in an area where the farmers could really use it so it made me feel good. The only negative thing that happened was that a woman with an infant and a teenage boy who has mental disabilities took advantage of us and came to the market and got free checks from us for a second time (they're only allowed one ticket per season) anyways, she just made us feel very violated since we're there to help people and she was so sneaky hiding behind her disabled son. Just made me mad.
Saturday morning we went to the Kelseyville farmers market which was much better than Clearlake's. We got a HUGE Walla Walla that made me feel more at home. We also got some summer squash, a jalapeño, and some very helpful information on recluse spiders.
After the market we tried to hike Mt. Konocti, which turned out to be a major fail because by the time we got there it was already about 11:30 am and 105° outside. We only made it 1/4-1/2 mile in then had to turn around. The rest of the day was spent grocery shopping (thank god) and ironing.
Sundays have officially become our traditional Sunday Funday. We started off with a trip to our new gym and sweated our butts off. Then we had our first Sunday fun day breakfast and made waffles with whip cream and berries! It tasted as good as it sounds. The only bummer was that we forgot to get vegetable oil so we had to use olive oil in the waffles... It turned out alright with a little added honey. The next part of our Sunday fun day was not so fun, we have nightly bird meetings out on our pier and they keep pooping all over the place. We started scrubbing but our little brushes just were too puney for the amount of scrubbing needed, so we quickly gave up. But after that we headed to Ukiah and finally got some normal life experience by shopping at Ross. I got a really pretty canvas for our living room. Then we went over to see the other interns who live in Ukiah. We went to Ukiah Brewing Company for dinner and I was able to have a drink because they sold half pints!! ... And I had a burger and fries to help soak it up. We walked from dinner to the park where Ukiah was putting on their summer series of the concerts in the park. It was SO fun, the band playing was called The Brothers Comatose, I played them once or twice on my radio shown at KZUU, they were AMAZING. So much fun, so many crazy people dancing-- it was like folklife but a little different. Definitely going back for the next one though!
Its bed time now,
Lindsey
Saturday morning we went to the Kelseyville farmers market which was much better than Clearlake's. We got a HUGE Walla Walla that made me feel more at home. We also got some summer squash, a jalapeño, and some very helpful information on recluse spiders.
After the market we tried to hike Mt. Konocti, which turned out to be a major fail because by the time we got there it was already about 11:30 am and 105° outside. We only made it 1/4-1/2 mile in then had to turn around. The rest of the day was spent grocery shopping (thank god) and ironing.
Sundays have officially become our traditional Sunday Funday. We started off with a trip to our new gym and sweated our butts off. Then we had our first Sunday fun day breakfast and made waffles with whip cream and berries! It tasted as good as it sounds. The only bummer was that we forgot to get vegetable oil so we had to use olive oil in the waffles... It turned out alright with a little added honey. The next part of our Sunday fun day was not so fun, we have nightly bird meetings out on our pier and they keep pooping all over the place. We started scrubbing but our little brushes just were too puney for the amount of scrubbing needed, so we quickly gave up. But after that we headed to Ukiah and finally got some normal life experience by shopping at Ross. I got a really pretty canvas for our living room. Then we went over to see the other interns who live in Ukiah. We went to Ukiah Brewing Company for dinner and I was able to have a drink because they sold half pints!! ... And I had a burger and fries to help soak it up. We walked from dinner to the park where Ukiah was putting on their summer series of the concerts in the park. It was SO fun, the band playing was called The Brothers Comatose, I played them once or twice on my radio shown at KZUU, they were AMAZING. So much fun, so many crazy people dancing-- it was like folklife but a little different. Definitely going back for the next one though!
Its bed time now,
Lindsey
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Hello! I am officially out of 1999 but still surrounded by 'the past' all around me. We got internet and TV set up yesterday but I didn't get a chance to try it out because I was in Ukiah till 9:30pm getting my new phone at AT&T!! Shout out to Tom for being an amazing brother and helping me transfer over to his plan so I can actually communicate from the land before time. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited to have my email and phone calls back-- had over 200 emails in my inbox!!
My rotation at WIC started yesterday and I love it!! Everyone is really nice and worldly enough to know what WiFi is :) I got to observe and participate in some nutrition counselling yesterday, today was an office day so I did a lot of reading and went to Clearlake with the office LVL (basically the office manager-- she prints the WIC checks on clinic days) and we did a grocery audit making sure they are up to code on their permits and have the appropriate stock and pricing labels on WIC foods.
Tomorrow we work in the Clearlake office so I'll be carpooling with Olivia in the morning. Friday we get to work the farmers market in Clearlake which should be really fun!
This weekend we're thinking of hiking near Mt. Konocti, cleaning, exploring the restaurants around here and going to a music festival in Ukiah.
Ukiah is a town not too far away, but the drive there is really pretty. You pass by a place called Blue Lakes, which is gorgeous, and if any of you come to visit THAT is where I'll take you to swim.
The ants are still here, this evening we found a colony in one of the cupboards with food in it. We had to throw out a few boxes of crackers but other than that everything was well sealed. I think I should start counting how many ants I kill like Legolas and Gimpy killing Orcs. I think I can catch up to Legolas pretty quick. We also have A LOT of birds who like to hang out on our pier in the late afternoon and evening. Not really sure what's up with that but its pretty odd.
Olivia and I have been VERY sedentary after work this week so we are very eager to join a gym. The "expensive" gym is really old and dirty and its main appeal is the pool which is clean. However, there is another gym right next door to WIC .. It is smaller than WSU Rec but still bigger than Snap Fitness. Its a definite bro gym like Golds but it is new and clean which is a big perk. There are also a lot of young people there, its nuts the amount of young people here. Either gym we end up in Olivia and I will get a 'family' plan so its cheaper for us.
I think that's all for tonight. Sending love from the dial-up days,
Linds
My rotation at WIC started yesterday and I love it!! Everyone is really nice and worldly enough to know what WiFi is :) I got to observe and participate in some nutrition counselling yesterday, today was an office day so I did a lot of reading and went to Clearlake with the office LVL (basically the office manager-- she prints the WIC checks on clinic days) and we did a grocery audit making sure they are up to code on their permits and have the appropriate stock and pricing labels on WIC foods.
Tomorrow we work in the Clearlake office so I'll be carpooling with Olivia in the morning. Friday we get to work the farmers market in Clearlake which should be really fun!
This weekend we're thinking of hiking near Mt. Konocti, cleaning, exploring the restaurants around here and going to a music festival in Ukiah.
Ukiah is a town not too far away, but the drive there is really pretty. You pass by a place called Blue Lakes, which is gorgeous, and if any of you come to visit THAT is where I'll take you to swim.
The ants are still here, this evening we found a colony in one of the cupboards with food in it. We had to throw out a few boxes of crackers but other than that everything was well sealed. I think I should start counting how many ants I kill like Legolas and Gimpy killing Orcs. I think I can catch up to Legolas pretty quick. We also have A LOT of birds who like to hang out on our pier in the late afternoon and evening. Not really sure what's up with that but its pretty odd.
Olivia and I have been VERY sedentary after work this week so we are very eager to join a gym. The "expensive" gym is really old and dirty and its main appeal is the pool which is clean. However, there is another gym right next door to WIC .. It is smaller than WSU Rec but still bigger than Snap Fitness. Its a definite bro gym like Golds but it is new and clean which is a big perk. There are also a lot of young people there, its nuts the amount of young people here. Either gym we end up in Olivia and I will get a 'family' plan so its cheaper for us.
I think that's all for tonight. Sending love from the dial-up days,
Linds
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Orientation Day: 4
Well, turns out I was completely wrong about what was going to happen today. We started out the day with a pop-test, SURPRISE it was the RD board exam for 2 1/2 hours. Luckily all of us did alright, in the 50-60% range, and that's pretty darn good for not having any warning or studying or anything!
Also today we got our rotation schedules, unfortunatley one of our preceptors backed out two days ago so my schedule is only set for the next two weeks and I get my full schedule later this weekend. We also had a HILLARIOUS lab coat presentation this afternoon where we each were presented with our whitey-tighty lab coat and a jar of Oxy-Clean!
Olivia and I went to a Thai Bistro for lunch today, which was delicious-- why did we not find this place earlier in the week?! Then after our work day we went to Target in Santa Rosa and spent a significant amount of money.
Now we're back at the house and Maryann, a fellow intern -- who also happens to be a trained chef, made us curry for dinner!
Last day tomorrow!
Linds
Also today we got our rotation schedules, unfortunatley one of our preceptors backed out two days ago so my schedule is only set for the next two weeks and I get my full schedule later this weekend. We also had a HILLARIOUS lab coat presentation this afternoon where we each were presented with our whitey-tighty lab coat and a jar of Oxy-Clean!
Olivia and I went to a Thai Bistro for lunch today, which was delicious-- why did we not find this place earlier in the week?! Then after our work day we went to Target in Santa Rosa and spent a significant amount of money.
Now we're back at the house and Maryann, a fellow intern -- who also happens to be a trained chef, made us curry for dinner!
Last day tomorrow!
Linds
Orientation Day: 3
Yesterday was a fun but long day. We got our new Nexus tablets that I am currently posting from. They are Android based so I am somewhat familiar with the set up. We also covered our medical terminology yesterday which I blew out of the water. I only got stuck on one term, angina pectoralis, that I hadn't come across in my studying.. Either way though I should have known the definition because of undergrad but I'm okay with getting 1 out of 50 wrong!! (It means chest pain for those of you who are curious)
Lunch yesterday was very similar to the day before. PB&Is are okay, but definitely not my ideal weekly lunch. It finally warmed up around here, though, so Olivia and I decided that it was a day worthy of some more Cold Stone :) This time I got a cone and boy did I make the right choice.
We also worked on our Spanish in the late afternoon that I am still failing miserably at. I downloaded an app that will hopefully help my struggles and if all else fails I think I might have to download Rosetta Stone. Luckily I am not the only one who is failing miserably at Spanish.
We went to Costco in Santa Rosa last night and stocked up on the basics like TP, PT, and laundry detergent. I couldn't walknoutnof there without a case of black beans though!! On our way back from Costco we went to Boudin for dinner. It's a San Francisco based company that makes REALLY good sourdough bread. I wanted to try everything so I got an Italian chop salad to start and a chili bread bowl to fill me up. Thank the lord for soup and salad combo deals!
Last night I also was on the phone a lot trying to figure out Joe to get internet in Lakeport, my parents have been WONDERFUL helping me sort everything out and gathering information (while getting loopy out wine tasting!) Apparently most of Lakeport is still using dial up internet. I'm literally moving back to 1999.
Today we get our rotation schedules and maybe working on a counseling refresher or more Spanish is my guess. Maryann, one of the other interns, is making us chicken curry tonight and another intern, Rhea, is making me cupcakes for my birthday tomorrow.
Still haven't figured out the phone situation for when I get back to Lakeport, but other than that all is good!
Missing my kitties,
Linds
Lunch yesterday was very similar to the day before. PB&Is are okay, but definitely not my ideal weekly lunch. It finally warmed up around here, though, so Olivia and I decided that it was a day worthy of some more Cold Stone :) This time I got a cone and boy did I make the right choice.
We also worked on our Spanish in the late afternoon that I am still failing miserably at. I downloaded an app that will hopefully help my struggles and if all else fails I think I might have to download Rosetta Stone. Luckily I am not the only one who is failing miserably at Spanish.
We went to Costco in Santa Rosa last night and stocked up on the basics like TP, PT, and laundry detergent. I couldn't walknoutnof there without a case of black beans though!! On our way back from Costco we went to Boudin for dinner. It's a San Francisco based company that makes REALLY good sourdough bread. I wanted to try everything so I got an Italian chop salad to start and a chili bread bowl to fill me up. Thank the lord for soup and salad combo deals!
Last night I also was on the phone a lot trying to figure out Joe to get internet in Lakeport, my parents have been WONDERFUL helping me sort everything out and gathering information (while getting loopy out wine tasting!) Apparently most of Lakeport is still using dial up internet. I'm literally moving back to 1999.
Today we get our rotation schedules and maybe working on a counseling refresher or more Spanish is my guess. Maryann, one of the other interns, is making us chicken curry tonight and another intern, Rhea, is making me cupcakes for my birthday tomorrow.
Still haven't figured out the phone situation for when I get back to Lakeport, but other than that all is good!
Missing my kitties,
Linds
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Orientation: Day 2
I never knew learning could be SO exhausting. 8 hours of sitting in the same spot, going through different PowerPoints and contributing to discussions, and staying awake throughout the whole thing is HARD!! The beds we have in the apartment are equivalent to vinyl concrete so I woke up around 4:30 in the morning and couldn't get back to sleep. I finally got up out of bed around 6 and took a shower. Luckily Olivia is also an early bird so I didn't bother her by moving about the room. Today we were able to have breakfast (thank you Target!) and I also got some tea so I didn't have to drink the coffee that GGDI supplies.
Today we worked on ethics for roughly 6 of the 8 hours that we were there. It is interesting to see that a lot of the interns didn't have the same/amount of preparation in these areas as SPU gave me. Medical terminology, Acadamy of Nutrition and Dietetics resources, conditions that dietitians are confronted with-- I felt like I was familiar with 98% of it and a lot of the people around the table had blank stares. So shout out to SPU for a fantastic program!
Lunch today was also a LOT more healthy than yesterday. Olivia and I made PB&J sandwiches, bananas, a fruit leather, and for our "junk" food we had Pirate's Booty. And HOLY water, I don't think I've drank so much water in my life-- but it helps me stay awake!
We figured out that the TV in the apartment works, so I'm currently indulging in some House Hunters as I write this, frozen pizza is in the oven and I plan on studying some medical terminology tonight. Tomorrow we have "technology" day. We get our tablets that are Android based. We also have a medical terminology quiz tomorrow but Joan said it is multiple choice so I am not worried at all.
Really loving this program, really enjoying the other interns, wishing it was warmer than 58 degrees.
Sending love,
Lindsey
Today we worked on ethics for roughly 6 of the 8 hours that we were there. It is interesting to see that a lot of the interns didn't have the same/amount of preparation in these areas as SPU gave me. Medical terminology, Acadamy of Nutrition and Dietetics resources, conditions that dietitians are confronted with-- I felt like I was familiar with 98% of it and a lot of the people around the table had blank stares. So shout out to SPU for a fantastic program!
Lunch today was also a LOT more healthy than yesterday. Olivia and I made PB&J sandwiches, bananas, a fruit leather, and for our "junk" food we had Pirate's Booty. And HOLY water, I don't think I've drank so much water in my life-- but it helps me stay awake!
We figured out that the TV in the apartment works, so I'm currently indulging in some House Hunters as I write this, frozen pizza is in the oven and I plan on studying some medical terminology tonight. Tomorrow we have "technology" day. We get our tablets that are Android based. We also have a medical terminology quiz tomorrow but Joan said it is multiple choice so I am not worried at all.
Really loving this program, really enjoying the other interns, wishing it was warmer than 58 degrees.
Sending love,
Lindsey
Monday, July 15, 2013
Orientation Day 1
The beginning of a crazy adventure has officially begun. We headed out Saturday morning from a somewhat-warm Edmonds morning and quickly drove into a very warm Oregon and eventually stopped for the night in Redding, CA. Apparently Redding is THE place to be because we had to drive around to 5 hotels to try and find a hotel room and ended up back at the first hotel settling for a one bed, one hide-a-bed room. Life is so rough, right? We got to Lakeport on Sunday afternoon, 92 degree weather and a little bit of a culture shock. I thought Pullman was a small town-- I was WRONG. We stopped by my house and got to see the outside. It was like a dream come true until I looked in the lake and it was like a swamp full of algae-- rest assured they are in the process of killing the algae and according to my mother they scooped a lot of it out today. My phone has very minimal service there so I will be getting a new plan as soon as possible-- watch out for a possible new phone number for me!
After a quick visit to Safeway for lunch and a study session of medical terminology I was headed out to Rohnert Park for orientation check in. I ignored my Program Director's advice and went from Lakeport to Hopland which is 500 thousand times windier and cliffier than Olympic View Drive. I wanted to die. And there was a beat up old van behind me that was riding my bumper for half of the way down the hill, I said "sorry buddy, I'm not going faster than 20 mph." When the opportunity presented itself, the van found a long enough (in his opinion) straight patch in the road that he went ahead and passed me. He pushed a good 40 mph off the cliff and I never saw him again... A little farther dow the road I racked up another 3 or 4 cars behind me but found a little off patch that I was able to let them pass me. Eventually the road of death ended and I made it to the 101. We got checked in to Sonoma State's on-campus apartments -- I wish WSU had these things when I was there. The girls are all really nice and welcoming, most of them are in their 30's and married but it's nice to have them here with me! We went to a Mexican food market for dinner, HUGE hole in the wall place with DELICIOUS food. Since I'm trying this whole new living in a new state thing I also decided to try some new food (one bite, but still) and had some lengua (BEEF TONGUE) and it was actually alright, it just tasted like some pot roast. But for my main dinner I had chicken tostadas, just to clear the air on that one. We got back to the apartment and studied up on our medical terminology and went to bed!
Alright, so now we're finally at orientation! This morning we started with a ceremonial ribbon cutting which was really fun as the inagural class! Then we went through some housekeeping things, expectations of the internship and played a few games to study up on our medical terminology. For lunch my roommate Olivia and I went to Subway which was completely NOT filling... so we went to ColdStone also :) After lunch we sat through some really boring lectures on fire safety and knife safety, cultural competency and a case study- all stuff we have already learned. After that we practiced some Spanish-- I was able to recall frijoles and tomate -- super skilled, I know. We had a really long day today, but the group is REALLY nice, our directors couldn't be better and they really want to just see us succeed.
ALSO, they told us today that even though we are a new program, GGDI got 130 applicants and all ten of us were hand selected by Joan and Susan because we stood out and fit the program. It made me feel SUPER cool because I didn't apply to any other programs with that many applicants, I mainly applied to programs with 50 or less applicants. I guess it just made me feel like I actually deserve to be here and I actually am smart and I was chosen over 120 other people!!
We went to Target after we got out today and grabbed some groceries for the week. Mylena, one of the interns here at the apartment made us quesadillas, guacamole, beans and salad for dinner-- I kinda feel like I never left home with the special treatment! It won't last long though because we got frozen pizzas for tomorrow night.
Missing home a bit, I'm wondering what Otis is up to right now and also if Tessy is getting any love from anyone in the neighborhood. I am also just missing familiar stores other than Target and Safeway. Target won't last long because it is only down here in Santa Rosa, but I heard there is a Ross in Ukiah!
The crops around here are absolutely gorgeous, vineyards for as far as you can see. I saw some corn crops, onion patches, and orchards on my way to Rohnert Park. Today we learned that the "wine country" is actually beginning to be a problem in the area because they are not producing enough edible food for the communities around here. Also, with the amount of alcohol production, alcoholism is a large problem in this area as well.
Throughout the week we will get our schedules, electronic tablets, have a few more quizzes/exams and get FREE lunch on my birthday!
Miss you all so much already,
Lindsey
After a quick visit to Safeway for lunch and a study session of medical terminology I was headed out to Rohnert Park for orientation check in. I ignored my Program Director's advice and went from Lakeport to Hopland which is 500 thousand times windier and cliffier than Olympic View Drive. I wanted to die. And there was a beat up old van behind me that was riding my bumper for half of the way down the hill, I said "sorry buddy, I'm not going faster than 20 mph." When the opportunity presented itself, the van found a long enough (in his opinion) straight patch in the road that he went ahead and passed me. He pushed a good 40 mph off the cliff and I never saw him again... A little farther dow the road I racked up another 3 or 4 cars behind me but found a little off patch that I was able to let them pass me. Eventually the road of death ended and I made it to the 101. We got checked in to Sonoma State's on-campus apartments -- I wish WSU had these things when I was there. The girls are all really nice and welcoming, most of them are in their 30's and married but it's nice to have them here with me! We went to a Mexican food market for dinner, HUGE hole in the wall place with DELICIOUS food. Since I'm trying this whole new living in a new state thing I also decided to try some new food (one bite, but still) and had some lengua (BEEF TONGUE) and it was actually alright, it just tasted like some pot roast. But for my main dinner I had chicken tostadas, just to clear the air on that one. We got back to the apartment and studied up on our medical terminology and went to bed!
Alright, so now we're finally at orientation! This morning we started with a ceremonial ribbon cutting which was really fun as the inagural class! Then we went through some housekeeping things, expectations of the internship and played a few games to study up on our medical terminology. For lunch my roommate Olivia and I went to Subway which was completely NOT filling... so we went to ColdStone also :) After lunch we sat through some really boring lectures on fire safety and knife safety, cultural competency and a case study- all stuff we have already learned. After that we practiced some Spanish-- I was able to recall frijoles and tomate -- super skilled, I know. We had a really long day today, but the group is REALLY nice, our directors couldn't be better and they really want to just see us succeed.
ALSO, they told us today that even though we are a new program, GGDI got 130 applicants and all ten of us were hand selected by Joan and Susan because we stood out and fit the program. It made me feel SUPER cool because I didn't apply to any other programs with that many applicants, I mainly applied to programs with 50 or less applicants. I guess it just made me feel like I actually deserve to be here and I actually am smart and I was chosen over 120 other people!!
We went to Target after we got out today and grabbed some groceries for the week. Mylena, one of the interns here at the apartment made us quesadillas, guacamole, beans and salad for dinner-- I kinda feel like I never left home with the special treatment! It won't last long though because we got frozen pizzas for tomorrow night.
Missing home a bit, I'm wondering what Otis is up to right now and also if Tessy is getting any love from anyone in the neighborhood. I am also just missing familiar stores other than Target and Safeway. Target won't last long because it is only down here in Santa Rosa, but I heard there is a Ross in Ukiah!
The crops around here are absolutely gorgeous, vineyards for as far as you can see. I saw some corn crops, onion patches, and orchards on my way to Rohnert Park. Today we learned that the "wine country" is actually beginning to be a problem in the area because they are not producing enough edible food for the communities around here. Also, with the amount of alcohol production, alcoholism is a large problem in this area as well.
Throughout the week we will get our schedules, electronic tablets, have a few more quizzes/exams and get FREE lunch on my birthday!
Miss you all so much already,
Lindsey
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