If there is a single event that has defined my stay in Miami, since I returned from Duke, it has been surgery. I needed a simple procedure called tympanomastoidectomy (I hope I spelled that right); or, in simpler terms, I needed to close a hole in my ear that was not supposed to be there. If you ask me how it felt, I would not be able to tell you much. From my perspective the procedure was simple enough: I went to the hospital and signed all the paperwork (papers that explained what would happen in case of certain complications such as "in case of death...";just kidding); Then a nurse took my vital signs; the anesthesiologist applied the anesthetics; then I remember explaining to my dad what each of the...; ...then I woke up in another room with a cast over my ear -- apparently 2 hours had passed.
The surgery threw off the rest of my schedule; all in all, my main concern for the following month was to prevent any complications with the ear; mission accomplished. I have seen the doctor twice since then and I heard, with my own ears, that everything was great. Right now the only thing I'm waiting is for the gill behind my ear to go away; If I tried, I'm sure I could breath under water.
While I was recovering, I was still able to get a few things done. The first week after surgery I read a ton of books: King Arthur; The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood; The Real War; Real Peace (which is like reading The Real War all over again); High Tide in Tucson (which I actually did not finished until recently). For those first days my schedule, literally, was to read in the morning (while there was sunlight) and do something else at night (mostly watch tv). I also finalized housing arrangements; I'll be living in the same apartment community I lived while in my internship last summer. Furthermore, I found a third roommate. Aside from working with the same company, we are quite a diverse group: We are all doing different programs -- I'm doing OMLP (Operations Management Leadership Program), my first roomate is doing Edison (Engineering), and the newest FMP (Financial Management Program); and, we are from different ethnic backgrounds -- black, hispanic, and indian. Among the three of us we can speak 3 different languages. Talking about languages, another thing I started was studying Portuguese; while I can understand a good portion of what I hear and read, I have much to learn before I can speak and write.
After the first few weeks of recovery I have done a few other things. While I have not read as much (partly because I have gone through most of my reading material) I have been closely following the World Cup. I was very happy to see all but one of the teams from the American Continents advance; not as pleased with the African results. I also started walking with my dad. Walking partly because he can't run, and mostly because, after a month of complete inactivity, I can't run (I need to start working on my fitness). At any rate, in our walks I have learn quite a bit about some of the ways Cubans have managed to leave the country -- case of the Peruvian Embassy, Los Peter Pans, and El Mariel. However, my biggest accomplishment has been getting my mom to walk every day this week.
I also bought a car, but more on that next time.
The surgery threw off the rest of my schedule; all in all, my main concern for the following month was to prevent any complications with the ear; mission accomplished. I have seen the doctor twice since then and I heard, with my own ears, that everything was great. Right now the only thing I'm waiting is for the gill behind my ear to go away; If I tried, I'm sure I could breath under water.
While I was recovering, I was still able to get a few things done. The first week after surgery I read a ton of books: King Arthur; The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood; The Real War; Real Peace (which is like reading The Real War all over again); High Tide in Tucson (which I actually did not finished until recently). For those first days my schedule, literally, was to read in the morning (while there was sunlight) and do something else at night (mostly watch tv). I also finalized housing arrangements; I'll be living in the same apartment community I lived while in my internship last summer. Furthermore, I found a third roommate. Aside from working with the same company, we are quite a diverse group: We are all doing different programs -- I'm doing OMLP (Operations Management Leadership Program), my first roomate is doing Edison (Engineering), and the newest FMP (Financial Management Program); and, we are from different ethnic backgrounds -- black, hispanic, and indian. Among the three of us we can speak 3 different languages. Talking about languages, another thing I started was studying Portuguese; while I can understand a good portion of what I hear and read, I have much to learn before I can speak and write.
After the first few weeks of recovery I have done a few other things. While I have not read as much (partly because I have gone through most of my reading material) I have been closely following the World Cup. I was very happy to see all but one of the teams from the American Continents advance; not as pleased with the African results. I also started walking with my dad. Walking partly because he can't run, and mostly because, after a month of complete inactivity, I can't run (I need to start working on my fitness). At any rate, in our walks I have learn quite a bit about some of the ways Cubans have managed to leave the country -- case of the Peruvian Embassy, Los Peter Pans, and El Mariel. However, my biggest accomplishment has been getting my mom to walk every day this week.
I also bought a car, but more on that next time.
Down with Europe! American, African, and Asian teams are the best!
ReplyDeletePersonally, I want Argentina to win (only after the US was eliminated, of course).