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viancca2000
07-22-2003, 01:25 PM
Does anyone know when is our thanksgiving break. What days do we have off from school?

Thanks :D
Todd Battung
07-22-2003, 01:34 PM
Hi!

Thanksgiving break is the same as it is everywhere else...IF you go to a US school. However, Thanksgiving is a US holiday, not an antillean holiday, so we have class that day. As a matter of fact we don't get any US or antillean holidays off. In the year I have been here, we have only had one day of classes cancelled, and that was this semester for the Clinical Fair.

Last Thanksgiving there was a really nice dinner at the school with lots of good food and even entertainment. Dr. Van Wormer, the path professor has a little side thing he does, square dance calling. So, there were a lot of squaredancers out there having a lot of fun. They had a big screen up too for videos or images or something. It was a really nice dinner. It's not a sitdown everyone pray and tell each other what you are thankful for kind of dinner, but more of a free for all type with the food set up in the Rotunda.

More than likely you will have a test around that time. We had an anatomy exam very shortly after Thanksgiving.

A little piece of advice, mark down all the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries you miss during the semester, and celebrate during break. Make a week or 2 celebration!

Todd
AUCMD2006
07-22-2003, 04:28 PM
i remember holidays off.....the pace here is RELENTLESS. they don't stop for anything! we even had anatomy the day of the clinical fair! so todd is right mark down all that you miss not only to celebrate later but just to remember period...i almost forgot my anniversary and my wife's birthday this year. peace
jdrxy67
07-22-2003, 04:28 PM
Just as a side note, I doubt we will get US holidays off when PGY1 and 2 either. Furthermore, if you plan on going into OB/GYN like myself you can say goodbye to them for the next, oh 10 to 15 years.

Now I know what I should have said last thanksgiving, I am greatful for what could be my last dinner on this day :)
Art Vandelay
07-22-2003, 08:15 PM
The Antillean thanksgiving day is 1 week after the American one, I was told by a local one time... It marks the end of the hurricane season. so go celebrate with them if you can!