back home...

so...i'm back. that was a bit crazy...flying out sunday and coming back tuesday. had the fellowship dinner on sunday night, then had 6 interviews throughout the day on monday...that was pretty tiring. went out to dinner at dupont circle on monday night with a group of other candidates. tuesday morning i had two more interviews, then turned in my match list, checked out of the hotel, and headed back to the airport.

the nice things about the trip:

- i was in bethesda, maryland, at the national institutes of health (nih) campus. i know it sounds geeky, but as a public health person, it was kinda cool to be there...

- i met so many super nice people...from the couple coming back from a socal vacation on the super shuttle to the med students applying for the fellowship (technically my competitors), everyone i met was so friendly and nice. and i only had one interviewer that wasn't so nice...1 out of 8 ain't so bad...

- it snowed on the last day! it actually made me kinda miss snowy winters...something about walking around while it's snowing...everything covered in a white blanket...your toes getting frostbit 'cuz you didn't pack boots...

- finally saw the incredibles on the plane ride back. that was a treat 'cuz according to the inflight magazine, they weren't supposed to show it until the middle of the month, but after they showed bridget jones' diary 2, they showed the incredibles instead of the filler (you know, those national geographic/travel shows) they usually show. the only thing is, for some reason, not that many people were watching it (maybe most people had already seen it)...so me and this one other person were the only people on the flight busting out laughing. hehe, that was a great movie...