Saturday, August 26, 2006

MORE PRESENTATIONS

MORE PRESENTATIONS: We practice doing diving briefings for various skills again yesterday. You are given a specific task or two and then you have to prepare a briefing, decide what signals you'll use to convey those skills, plan logistics for the dive and the actual skills, plan how you'll use an assistant and most importantly watch for errors when the student does the skill. I had removing and replacing scuba equipment at the surface and efficient fin kicks. Both went okay but I was so quick with one of the students he was unable to make the mistake he was assigned. I lost some points for that. You have to let them make mistakes as long as they are not life threatening. I would have passed the test if this had been real.

Last night was pub quiz night again. We had 3 teams this week. We were never out of the race but we didn't win. This week they gave you a sheet with various countries highlighted and you had to guess the country. Many were easy but a few were a little tricky. They countries included Germany, Viet Nam, Norway, Greece, Mexico and at least one I never knew existed. Additional categories included sports, music and general knowledge.

One of our Doctor Intern frieds started working at the pub last night (not sure why a med student would need cash). They pay $10 a night plus tips. Anyway, we gave him a really hard time about bussing our table. This guy is almost a doctor so it was pretty funny to see him working in this place as a bus boy. Joe, the nurse, found it particularly amuzing that a doctor was waiting on him and cleaning up after him. GREAT FUN AGAIN.

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