Cayman Islands Trip!

I can finally breath again and think about things other than anatomy! With one final down and one more to go, I'm starting to get excited for my trip to the Cayman Islands! It's going to be the perfect way to end my college experience with 3 of my closest friends! For my fellow (almost) PA students, enjoy these next few weeks/months of freedom before didactic year starts! I've asked a few current PA students along with a few working PAs and they all said they same thing: relax; don't study. If you have to study, only review a little medical terminology or anatomy, but other than that, enjoy your time with loved ones! I'm excited to catch up on some reading and just amazon primed "When Breath Becomes Air" Keep an eye out for a video about my trip coming soon!

Also, I wanted to get some opinions, do you guys think reading blogs or watching youtbe videos are more helpful? I've been debating on starting a youtube channel as I think I'm better at creating/editing videos than blogging!

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