Outside view of The Cottage
Allow me to introduce you to The Cottage aka: where I will be spending a very cozy month with 3 roommates. Our living quarters are literally located a few yards behind the actual clinic building - so although we have a spectacular view of the mountainous region surrounding us, we are in the middle of nowhere with the closest ANYTHING at least a couple of miles away. Even better is the fact that there is no television, no radio, no internet access, and no heater in the house! We also have one key to share between the 4 of us, which makes for an interesting moment when any of us needs to make a quick run back home (especially for a bathroom emergency) and we have to first hunt down the person holding the key...
Needless to say, we are all going a little stir-crazy after reading all the magazines and books left behind by previous "visiting scholars." There are moments when I can understand why Jack Nicholson's character from The Shining lost it....
Our bedroom (my half is on the left)
As for my "surprise" roommates, they include a 4th year BCM med student, and two 3rd year UT-Southwestern Pedi Residents. Although the prospect of sharing two bedrooms and one barely functional toilet among 4 females seemed like a cruel joke, we've now grown quite accustomed to each other over the last 72 hours. If for nothing else, at least 4 people in one room can generate more body heat than a single person. Which brings me to the weather: though I knew it would be winter, I was not at all prepared for freezing temperatures! Apparently, the cold here is not be taken lightly - there was actually a thick layer of ice on the grass this morning! I take back all the mean things I said about Houston being too hot in March:( I would looove to be able to walk around in shorts and a tank top rather than have to pile on 2 sweatshirts and thermal leggings underneath my clothes just to keep me warm.
Our living /dining room
Today we are actually finished with clinic early and as we have grown tired of twiddling our thumbs and exchanging residency / med school anecdotes, we have decided to have dinner "in town" tonight. We are also planning a weekend trip to a nearby village where we can go pony-trekking. We've invited another visiting scholar from the UK who says he will serve as our guide (love the accent!), and possibly the newly arrived baylor interns if they are already settled in. I am definitely looking forward to it :)
Your living/dinning room no is to bad, but the bethroom is very small. I am sorry for the circumstance, but is very interesting to know what you are going through.
ReplyDeleteI will be waiting to hear more of your adventure.
Take care.