My encounter...with an American Med student!

So work today was a very short ...I'm getting involved with this research project with one of the residents here. None of the computers were working in the library, so I decided to go into town and do my business at an internet cafe...

On my way out, I see a pale kid with red-hair and a short white coat...another US med student! Also a 4th year, we struck up a conversation about our experience here so far, agreeing the hospital is crazy but how it makes for a good learning experience...then, things went in an inevitable and undesirable direction...

student: "so, you're interested in ophthy too, I figure?"
me: "sure am! (please don't ask about match results)"
student: "me too...I ended up matching at my home school...you?"
me: (sigh) um, well...I didn't match this year....you know...it happens."
student: "oh, sorry to hear that...what are your plans?"
me: "I matched at an EM program...but am definitely gonna reapply next year?"
student: "oh...so how does that work? you just leave your EM program?"
me: "uh, I guess so...not really sure...haven't really figured out how its gonna work..."
student: *silence*
me: *shrugs stupidly*

Awkward turtles all over the place (for me at least)! For those reading this who are in medicine can empathize...nothing sucks more than telling someone who did match you didn't. Sigh...I was even forgetting about the whole thing what with all the 4th world madness around here. Is it possible to finish 5 years of medical school and still feel like you're at square one? Hmmmm....I think I need to climb the nearest mountain for some enlightenment...

Anyways, gonna work on this paper for this guy (its a descriptive study about the bone breaking procedure mentioned in the previous post!), have a tea and chill...

It has been 4 days since I've been in Nepal and haven't had the runs.