Hello all! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break with your loved ones. I definitely enjoyed my break. It is fair to say that break was much needed. It was great to see familiar faces again and spend Christmas and New Years with them.

I flew back to London a few weeks ago. I managed to capture some fairly nice pictures of London as my plane was landing. I was surprised I was able to identify different structures like the London eye from the sky!

Exams have come and gone. They went well (I hope). I’ve got to wait three weeks for the examiners to mark all the papers, but I feel I did well on a majority of my papers.

I’m now in the first week of the second term. and feel like I’m back in the grind. Although it is the first week I somehow have a ton of coursework to do; there is a lab report due next week and a slit lamp assessment for clinical skills. After being away from the clinic lab for so long  it will be good to go back to practise again. I believe I have more coursework and assessments due during the first five weeks of this semester than I did throughout the entire 1^st term.

I personally do not mind all the coursework, its just something to keep me busy and it will help the semester go by quicker. Plus the coursework helps me know if I am putting the right amount of effort on my studies or if I need to put more.

The weather in London is alright. It can get cold at times especially during the night but it’s manageable and still warmer than Canada. It managed to snow once here in London but it didn’t last very long. I was surprised to see it snow in London I wasn’t expecting that. I managed to snapchat it, going to see if I can upload that small clip onto this blog.

University is a long marathon, not a sprint.  Just because you finish one semester or complete one year that doesn’t mean you are done. You’ve got to keep grinding through the work and material. This is my focus for this term. Completing the first term and getting through the exams does not mean I can just relax now! I’ve got to keep my focus so I can keep up in this marathon and eventually complete it. I guess that is one piece of advice I can share with you. Good luck on your applications!