This week's Blog Topic of the Week coincides nicely with what I would be writing about anyway: What do you like to do outside of school?

Our last exam before finals was on Wednesday and now it's just a matter of counting down the time until April 28th (our last final exam). Four weeks of class, another week and change of finals...it's getting so close! Yesterday I dropped my Block A rotation so that I can go home for a few weeks and recharge (and celebrate my anniversary with my husband) before rotations begin at the end of May. When the end of the year rolls around, I get so fidgety and antsy and now even moreso because I know it'll be the end of classes forever (unless I lose my mind and go for a Masters...) and I just want to be home with all of the people I love for just a little bit.

The unfortunate thing is that while everyone back home is languishing in 60 degree weather, I'm up here just above freezing (which feels delightful, actually) with snow threats in the forecast. Yesterday was a nice day - almost up to 40! - but windy so it wasn't quite the spring day we all like to envision. A decent amount of snow on my driveway melted but there is still plenty of it on the ground with no intention of going anywhere anytime soon. The tough part about that is that the trails/sidewalks/parks that I like to visit are all snow and mud logged. In my free time I love to get outside and hike/walk/explore but it's really difficult with the weather and conditions up here from November easily into April and often later. And I obviously can't get back to running with that all over the ground.

I also love to read - I can devour books. People always ask how I can read for pleasure when I do so much reading for school all the time, but just like being out in nature, it takes my mind somewhere else and doesn't at all feel like the chore that reading notes is.

Going out and hitting up local spots is another enjoyment of mine - historic sites, activites like mini golf of ice skaing, browsing shops at little nearby towns, etc. I'm used to having DC and all of the stuff that it entails just a quick drive or Metro trip away. Charlottetown doesn't offer near the level of stuff to do and as a result, I've been bored out of my mind this week. Ugh. I guess I'll just keep counting down the days.