Cranial nerves and crisis mode

Carmen showed up at my door with a family-size bag of Cheez-Its and the declaration that we were going to “conquer the nervous system or die trying.” Three hours later, my floor looks like a tornado hit a medical textbook store and we’re both speaking in acronyms.

Cranial nerves and crisis mode

She’s currently acting out how cerebrospinal fluid flows while I’m having what can only be described as an existential crisis over the difference between afferent and efferent pathways. Again. For the millionth time. Carmen keeps reminding me that I explained this to three different people at Caribou last week, but apparently my brain has decided to take a vacation right before our exam.

Peak study breakdown mode achieved.

The worst part? She’s making it look easy while demolishing half our snack supply. I swear she absorbs information through osmosis while I’m over here color-coding flashcards like my life depends on it. Which, let’s be honest, it kind of does.

Two more days until the exam. Send coffee. And possibly a new brain.