I went to Wimbledon tennis on Friday (July 6th). We weren't allowed into the actual courts where the famous players were playing, but Wimbledon is like a little village almost. You need a ticket to get into the area, and the cheapest tickets will allow you in to buy souvenirs, get into the food places, and sit on the lawn/picnic area to watch the famous courts on the big screen. It was a beautiful area. I wish I had taken more pics of it. The lawn was lush with purple flowers (Wimbledon's colors are purple and green) and arches of green plants with controlled green ivy on the buildings. There were smaller courts where anyone could play with ball boys and girls and an referee. I saw some women playing doubles in wheelchairs. That was pretty amazing. Not much happened first aid-wise. I only treated one person the whole 9 hours I was there and my treatment center only had about 5 or 6 patients all day. They said the first week is much busier. I'd like to go back next year, though I really don't care about the tennis part. I'm not much at spectating.
I had my first 4th of July in the UK this year. I didn't realize the date until I saw a post on facebook after I woke up. Probably because there are no 4th of July sales here. I left my flag shirt at home, so Tim let me wear his. I felt kind of self-conscious wearing it around Bromley. Most Brits I spoke to didn't realize it was our independence day, but they at least knew of it when reminded. Jack said his school gave them American food for dessert at lunch. It was American (thick) pancakes with ice cream. Lol. I told him we are more likely to eat pancakes with syrup. Tim and I barbecued burgers and hotdogs and had typical 4th of July food complete with apple pie and pre-made margaritas before watching Captain America. Pretty patriotic I'd say.
Tim found out this last week that he is exempt from taking the UK CAT (test to get into med school). It's a 5 hour test. Tim asked if they could make it accessible for him. They would have had to give him more time and either given it to him on a screen that could magnify or given him someone who could read it to him. They said they couldn't make it accessible so he doesn't have to take it. That means that Tim's next step is to look into med schools. He'll still need to take a test for whatever school he applies to, though. There are 4 in London he's looking at currently. They are Kings College, Imperial College, St. George's University, and St. Bartholemew's (not sure how to spell, but it's generally referred to as Bart's). It's pretty exciting news anyhow! He's been reading up on his chemistry in the mean time. He wouldn't start med school before Sept. of 2013 so he'll probably take on more first aid teaching and assessing jobs for now.
Yasmin is doing well. She generally falls asleep in bed with me because I have to go to bed early to get up at 5:20 every morning. Tim kicks her out when he goes to bed. Tim doesn't like to go to bed before 11 or much later if he doesn't have to get up early. I really don't blame him. I wouldn't either. Thankfully there's only one more week at waking up at stupid o'clock. In other Yaz news she loves going to my softball games because she's guaranteed to get loads of attention and love from both the girls and guys once Tim takes the harness off. Other than that she's pretty happy and healthy. She loves sitting outside the flat in good weather chewing a stick.
