Life in the Fast Layne

Hello my friends! I haven't blogged in ages. I was just really busy on the ship and at the beach but now I'm finally home. So here's what I've been up to: About 2 weeks ago the ship went underway for a while. I was a bit worried that I would get seasick but I was fine. Underway was pretty neat because we were able to stay late in medical and learn to draw blood and give IVs. Drawing blood for the first time! What happens when you mess up while giving an IV. There were also a lot of great photo opportunities: Refueling Debbie during a mass casualty drill. Sunset in the middle of the ocean. Back in port we kept exploring the ship and the base and we even got to visit Portsmouth Naval Hospital: Me and Katarina at the Gavin DeGraw concert for OpSail. Mock Laparoscopic surgery at the hospital. At the end it was really sad to leave everyone but hopefully we'll see each other in the fleet some day. Thanks Medical! ...

So as most of you probably know, this Wednesday through Friday I spent on a ship. It has been a really cool experience so far. I am one of the only ROTC kids so I have been meeting lots of Naval Academy mids. I have been paired with someone who works with air traffic control but since I'm a nursing student she lets me go down to the medical bay to shadow there. Katarina and Me on the flight deck. A bunch of us in the well deck of the ship. Then, once the weekend came a bunch of us decided to take a trip to Virginia Beach. We're staying in a hotel right on the beach! Some of the boys digging a giant hole. Ready to go out to dinner! What are you up to this weekend? Have you ever been to VA beach?