San Antonio Trip

 It's been a busy few weeks and this rainy weekend has given me an opportunity to catch up on a few of my blogs to keep everyone updated on what's going on over on this side of the world. I recently traveled to San Antonio for my new job for a few days. I was literally only in San Antonio for about 4 days... It felt like I spent just as much time traveling as I actually did at the conference. The hospital sent me to an APIC conference which is a conference for Professionals involved in Infection Control and Prevention. I know a medical conference sounds pretty dull to most of you, but I really enjoyed this one and was very impressed as well. I did a lot of networking not only with Navy people but also with other people doing jobs similar to mine. It was really great and I took a lot from it. There were 4500+ people attending the conference... mostly nurses but other professionals involved in Infection Prevention as well.  There was an exhibit hall with lots of vendors as well which was a great opportunity for me to learn more about some of the products that my hospital uses since I am still new.

I also had some time to check out San Antonio and all it has to offer. My hotel was right downtown so I was just a few short blocks to the Alamo which was a lot smaller than I had imagined it. It was still pretty cool though! I sort of felt like I should have a raccoon hat like Davy Crockett when I was standing in front of this historic landmark, but at the same time that is really gross! :( The Riverwalk was also a few blocks away which had amazing Mexican food and drinks!!!! I had veggie quesadillas and margaritas every single night... I figured I won't see good Mexican food like that in Japan so I might as well get my fill! I met some really great people and we had dinner down on the Riverwalk each night, some of the vendors also had parties in the evening to attend so it was a very busy few days!

I was extremely jet-lagged after I got back- mostly because it was such a short trip. It took me almost a week to get back on a normal-ish schedule, and at least I had a weekend to recover before heading back to work.