Tour de Swan
One thing that I sincerely miss is having a car and going for long drives. All my teammates back home now that I love driving, especially the long drives. When you're in the open road, driving is one of those things where you can just blast your music and just have time to think about anything and everything. You can get away from everyone and all distractions. When I get on my bike, riding along the empty bike paths, that's exactly how I feel. I can think and clear things up.
I got my bike fixed a few days ago, got brand new brakes on them and my back wheel fixed. It's such a smooth and sweet ride now. I got up Friday morning and all I could think about is going for an extremely long ride. The school was suppose to be calling everyone, between 1-3pm, who would did not pass their exams and thus were not allowed to start their clinics. It's such a nerve racking thing to go through, I had to get out of the house. So I decided to complete what I like to call The Tour de Swan. The Swan river, which is in the shape of a swan, is located in the middle of the city and there is a bike path that goes pretty much all the way around. Well I decided to complete it yesterday. I stopped at the beach for a lunch break but other than that I went non-stop. It took about 4-5 hours. It was awesome, except that my back and shoulders are so burnt right now. It hurts to even put on a bra. This is only the second time I've ever gotten burnt, both times here in Australia. The sun here is crazy strong.
I didn't get a call yesterday but I couldn't relax until I had checked my email for confirmation. You just never know with this school. Once you think you're in the clear they throw you a curve ball.
It didn't really sink in that I passed until an hour after I checked my email. It's kinda bittersweet because I also found out that a few of my friends did not get through. They've worked so hard for this and do not deserve this. This program does not reflect how much they actually know. Becks created a post about never seeing so many people cry before over this program. It's so true. These are students who were in the top of their class in high school or have successfully completed a prior degree and now they are constantly worried about just passing. There's something wrong with that statement. I've said this before but finishing exams is a relief but it's also the saddest and most depressing time. It's true that this program takes away your confidence and without it you're screwed.
The first semester I was here. It was tough getting use to the system and the little cultural differences. After the intro program I didn't think I could do this and it just got worst as the semester went on. It was one of the toughest times of my life because I have never experienced that much self doubt. Because of that, I didn't pass and had to write supps. Fortunately when I passed my supps, I somehow got my confidence back and never looked back. I think I'm very lucky that way and I seriously believe that playing competitive ball gives me that confidence. I wish I could help my friends gain that confidence in themselves. They'll all be great physios. I know it.
At the end of the day, no matter how much we annoy each other, all we have is each other here and are probably the only people who truly understand each other's situation. I just want to see everyone get pass the finish line together...which we will.
I got my bike fixed a few days ago, got brand new brakes on them and my back wheel fixed. It's such a smooth and sweet ride now. I got up Friday morning and all I could think about is going for an extremely long ride. The school was suppose to be calling everyone, between 1-3pm, who would did not pass their exams and thus were not allowed to start their clinics. It's such a nerve racking thing to go through, I had to get out of the house. So I decided to complete what I like to call The Tour de Swan. The Swan river, which is in the shape of a swan, is located in the middle of the city and there is a bike path that goes pretty much all the way around. Well I decided to complete it yesterday. I stopped at the beach for a lunch break but other than that I went non-stop. It took about 4-5 hours. It was awesome, except that my back and shoulders are so burnt right now. It hurts to even put on a bra. This is only the second time I've ever gotten burnt, both times here in Australia. The sun here is crazy strong.
I didn't get a call yesterday but I couldn't relax until I had checked my email for confirmation. You just never know with this school. Once you think you're in the clear they throw you a curve ball.
It didn't really sink in that I passed until an hour after I checked my email. It's kinda bittersweet because I also found out that a few of my friends did not get through. They've worked so hard for this and do not deserve this. This program does not reflect how much they actually know. Becks created a post about never seeing so many people cry before over this program. It's so true. These are students who were in the top of their class in high school or have successfully completed a prior degree and now they are constantly worried about just passing. There's something wrong with that statement. I've said this before but finishing exams is a relief but it's also the saddest and most depressing time. It's true that this program takes away your confidence and without it you're screwed.
The first semester I was here. It was tough getting use to the system and the little cultural differences. After the intro program I didn't think I could do this and it just got worst as the semester went on. It was one of the toughest times of my life because I have never experienced that much self doubt. Because of that, I didn't pass and had to write supps. Fortunately when I passed my supps, I somehow got my confidence back and never looked back. I think I'm very lucky that way and I seriously believe that playing competitive ball gives me that confidence. I wish I could help my friends gain that confidence in themselves. They'll all be great physios. I know it.
At the end of the day, no matter how much we annoy each other, all we have is each other here and are probably the only people who truly understand each other's situation. I just want to see everyone get pass the finish line together...which we will.
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