Next 4 weeks

For the next 4 weeks the eight RIDE students will be in clinics throughout Eastern Washington. We have created a new blog for these 4 weeks. All of the students will be able to post their reflections to the blog. We are hoping that this blog will capture the emotions and events we experience during this time. So check it out, the link is on the right.

Bittersweet

This year is finally over. When it began I was full of excitement and energy. Nine months later I feel exhausted and beaten. But like we learned in Dental Materials class, it is the process of working and beating metals that ultimately give them their strength.

All year I have wondered "if I knew what I know now, would i still have done the RIDE program?". To be honest, the answer to that question has flip flopped many times this year. But now that this year is finally over, I would without a doubt do it again.

It is kind of funny that I can look back on this year with so much fondness even though it was full of so much frustration, stress, and anxiety. I think that negativity is over shadowed by the relationships that have been built and the personal character that has been gained during this year.

It has been an amazing year.