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It is tough to believe that finals are just two weeks away. This first semester flew by, eventhough at times it seemed to drag on...especially during some of my 3 hour long classes.  It is ridiculous the amount of time we spend in class, and yet I have learned a ton in such a short period of time...hopefully I can remember it. I had four 1-day clinical experiences where I followed a PT around for a day and I had some great ones. I spent a day in the ICU at the Duke Hospital, an aquatic therapy clinic, home health therapy, and a small outpatient clinic. Thus far I think I was most interested in the in-patient physical therapy. I submitted my requests for my one-month clinical for next April to be a bigger hospital so I can see if it actually something I'd like to persue. My top pick was at the VA hospital here in Durham. They do a lot of work with prosthetics which I think could be really interesting.

I have this whole week off from classes which is nice. I've been trying to balance studying with the urge to knit and be crafty. On Wednesday Darin and I are driving up to New Jersey to visit his friend Ryan and have Thanksgiving dinner with his family. We might spend a day up in NYC, but that may be a bit intense the day after Thanksgiving. Other than that I've been trying to prepare myself for finals week. It will definitely be a tough week.

We miss everyone and are looking forward to coming home in December. It will be so nice to have 3 weeks off and not have to studying anything. Hope all is well and I love hearing from everyone!

Love, Kiki