Regarding Spending...

Zie epidemiology test ist done. From what I've heard, most of my classmates didn't like it very well. If their sentiments match their performance (which probably isn't the case - mine rarely do), the average could be handy for setting a merciful curve.

Last night Dr. Kit Flowers from Christian Veterinary Mission spoke to a number of us about their short term missions opportunities, etc. I'd like to do something like that, one of these days, but money is currently a issue.

Historically, I have been very frugal - I have had a hard time justifying the spending of money "for that which is not bread" or books. Those tendencies, though diminished, remain and are now compounded by a lack of money. I'm currently trying to learn the balance between not going way into debt and actually "doing things" in life. For instance, if I wait until I have money, I may not visit my brother or do any major "frivolous" activity for perhaps three years. There's a lot to be said for "unnecessary" activities that expand opportunities, connections, and relationships. Hence, to wait three years, years when I am footloose with freedom to roam the earth, seems a great shame. (And I know I usually regret more the things I don't do than the things I do.)

We shall see where such thinking leads me.