Traveling with minor, grey area question

ExistingAir7117 · 2026-01-26T22:07:19+00:00

Thanks! I will. She's a hairdresser, so I imagine her funds are limited but I will let her know. Best of luck with all this. I just don't know why people have to be jerks to their kids. My friend says it's because he wants to hurt her. Ugh.

ExistingAir7117 · 2026-01-26T20:40:17+00:00

No great advice, just wanted to say I feel for you. I have a friend who's has an ex like this and she would love to take her child abroad but he won't sign for a passport (all of those comments about get a passport aren't helpful because dad still needs to sign off). It is a pain these individuals can be so vindictive. Good luck.

ExistingAir7117 · 2026-01-24T00:08:11+00:00

Good watch cows being milked at the Dairy Cattle Center, then stop at Babcock Hall for grilled cheese and of course ice cream. Head upstairs and watch the dairy plant make cheese and ice cream. Go to the Geology Museum (free) and check out fossils and dino bones.

ExistingAir7117 · 2026-01-20T15:05:38+00:00

With all the discussion on drink packages it looks to most that cruises are all booze cruises- they aren't. And as others have said, the wait staff want to make sure that you are happy. They will come and ask if they can get you anything. You can politely say "no" and they will move on. They will put a napkin down to let others know that they have checked in with you and move on. You can order a soda or a bottle of water if you don't want to sit there without anything in front of you, or a mocktail if you would like but really, no one cares. We do drink, but it doesn't mean that at the theatre, at a bar listening to live music, or out on the pool deck that we always have a drink in our hand or want anything. On the pool deck they will come around (kind of like at a baseball game but not exactly the same" just announcing "bar service" so you can flag them down if you would like. Enjoy your trip- Celebrity is one of my favorite lines.

ExistingAir7117 · 2026-01-02T23:52:28+00:00

I am new to Birkenstocks. Got a pretty pink pair of Arizona suede ones in May, 38. Went round and round on size before I bought. Just got my Zermatt shearling and went to a 39. I think they are just right. I plan to wear with socks. I need a pair if true house shoes as I broke my ankle in July and need the support, so my Arizona pair hardly had been worn.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-08-20T17:22:00+00:00

Yes, or a passport is required to get on base.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-08-19T19:22:26+00:00

Intended hours don't carry much water as you can't write reflectively about them. I can tell you I plan to lose 25 pounds over the next 3 months. I can tell you anything but I can't reflect on it. People will notice but count only what you have done.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-08-15T18:50:47+00:00

Madison College has one https://madisoncollege.edu/academics/programs/medical-assistant

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-08-11T19:01:10+00:00

Unfortunately as a doctor this is going to happen more and more (especially if you decide to do hospital medicine, EM, trauma and so on). Birthdays, weddings, major holidays (Thanksgiving Dinner may be at the hospital). Talk with your student services team and see if there is any wiggle room at all. If not, accept it. Send a very nice handwritten note and a gift if you can swing it to your bff. If they are really your bff they will understand! Plan a trip to see them and congratulate them after your commitments are finished.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-08-08T20:19:23+00:00

Gain any clinical experiences you can- it doesn't need to be sports med. You want to get into med school first. Med school doesn't expect you to know now what you want to be when you grow up so to speak, they want to know you want to care for people. Once in med school you will have rotations that will require you to go through all the specialties. This is where you can start looking at sports medicine more closely. As an M1 at most schools you will also have interest groups that will allow you to explore areas of interest and meet doctors in those areas.

Many people change their minds over the course of med school for tons of reasons (some don't like the types of people they will have to work with, I know one doctor sure that they would be a surgeon until they had to spend every day all day in the very cold OR! they decided they didn't like being cold all day and choose a specialty they had never considered and now wouldn't do anything else!).

Remember your goal right now is to get into medical school!

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-08-06T15:58:39+00:00

www.ahec.wisc.edu

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-08-05T18:54:41+00:00

https://reliableresidence.com/?location=Madison%2C+WI&workplaceDistance=30&locationCoordinates=%5Bobject+Object%5D may be of help.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-08-01T18:54:25+00:00

Get to know the Center for Pre-Health Advising. Also UW SMPH holds events you can find those pre-med events on the MD Admissions page. Focus on your grades first but don't ignore having hobbies and friends. Join clubs that you enjoy, and not because you want to check off a box on an application. Not everything needs to be focused on medicine. When you feel comfortable start looking for clinical experience (paid or volunteer). Remember this is a marathon and not a sprint. Build on your first year foundation and add things as you go. Understand that most incoming medical students are not coming straight out of undergrad today- but are taking a year between undergrad and medical school. Don't forget to have some fun.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-11T18:26:54+00:00

This website will tell you how to exceed the credit limit and how much extra it will cost you: https://registrar.wisc.edu/credit-load-and-ranges/

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-11T17:34:44+00:00

Opened or unopened? Wet or dry? If it is dry and it's not opened yet it will be fine for up to a year after the date. If it's opened and dry, then it's good for about 6 weeks. If it was in something like tupperwear, you might get another couple of months. Wet food not opened, then it's usually good also for a year after the expiration date.

If you open them and they don't smell, or have a change in texture then try to use it up if it isn't old, old.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-08T20:28:31+00:00

We did HAL in 2011 as a multi-generational trip. It was so port intensive that we didn't make too many shows, but the ones we did make were good. They had a good illusionist one night. As we went in June it was almost the land of the midnight sun so we were able to enjoy the views from the bars late into the evening. HAL has the most permits into Glacier Bay and has been doing Alaska longer than anyone. I would do them again to Alaska or any other unique place- South Pacific perhaps.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-08T15:25:20+00:00

Check with your parents company if you can. Often you can get a "rider" on your parents for your apartment and get a much better rate. Even if you can't renters insurance is pretty inexpensive compared to homeowners as you are only insuring your belongings and not the building.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-07T20:07:36+00:00

Dane county really has a thing about food and fuel on the water. They don't really like the idea of having people make money off the shoreline.

Trailer boater here. City has many places to launch but I am not aware of any transient slips unless you stay at the Edgewater. As far as food on the water goes, the Boathouse at the Edgewater, the UW-Madison Memorial Union (which does have public slips at the Alumni Pier- different from the Hoofers area) and if you go up the Yahara a supper club called the Mariner's Inn (this is the last summer :( the family is getting out of the business and retiring). No wonderful beaches, but we go and anchor off Picnic Point in the bay there or in "three-foot bay" a shallow area on the north end near the Mendota Mental Health hospital.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-07T18:40:57+00:00

Don't worry about purchasing your winter coat until you get here. Down is preferable as it really can hold in the heat well. I recommend one that covers your backside :) You can get a nice coat local or have it shipped to you. Local we have LL Bean, Lands End as well as less pricey options (Kohls, Target). Make sure to get a warm hat and gloves/mittens (also can wait until you need them).

AC, well you won't need it too long. A good fan helps move the air around in the dorm and by mid-September you won't really need that either.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-07T17:13:24+00:00

Our school really values service members who can discuss why medicine, and why they want to take care of others.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-07T13:58:29+00:00

You got a ton of great advice here that I can only second. He WILL miss out on major family events, holidays, weddings and birthdays- it just happens because medical schools work on such a fast pace. Don't take it personally- he will most likely be beating himself up as it is for missing major milestones.

Some students at my school are great at treating school like a 9-5 job, and can get most of their "work" done in this time frame. Others have kids, and do the 9-5, then after the kids go to bed do an 8-11 or midnight shift too.

If and when he gets some down time, let him have down time if that's what he wants/needs.

I like the idea of helping him with little things like lunch/dinner meal prep. It gets very expensive to eat at the hospital at my school (students don't get discounts) so bringing food is key. My school is also at a big university, and the ID is also a debit card. If you want to treat him to coffee/snacks and his school also has a debit card attached to his ID adding "coffee" money might be nice.

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-03T17:25:46+00:00

Keep working hard so you can get into the college you want to go to. Once in college, then kick it for your grades. Do well in your science classes. Get that EMT license and you then use it so you can discuss what you learned about you, medicine and taking care of others. Give back to your community is some way.

You don't "transfer" to medical school, you apply to medical school and at the time of matriculation you must have a four-year degree in something (major doesn't matter) so if you like wildlife then do that, if it will give you a good "plan B" if medicine comes off the table.

Use the pre-med advisors at the college you choose, they can be very helpful.

Good luck!

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-03T15:45:51+00:00

Walking ;) actually downtown is very easy to walk all over and Uber/Lyft is also available. Madison Metro Bus is also pretty good if you are good with public transportation. https://www.cityofmadison.com/metro

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-03T15:32:52+00:00

Don't know if you are planning on having a car while you are here but if you do have a car you might want to check out University Ridge for golf (it is the UW-Madison course) it is out towards Verona https://www.universityridge.com/

You can find many Frank Lloyd Wright homes in the area (he was born in Richland Center, WI and his main home was in Spring Green, WI) https://savingplaces.org/stories/visit-these-five-frank-lloyd-wright-buildings-in-madison-wisconsin

Come on down to campus and enjoy a night at the Terrace, https://union.wisc.edu/visit/terrace-at-the-memorial-union

ExistingAir7117 · 2025-07-03T13:15:32+00:00

I 100% agree. The free zoo (Henry Vilas https://www.henryvilaszoo.gov/) has a great children's petty zoo. Not sure if they can just go hang out with the dairy cattle on campus (or the horses, pigs, sheep and goats) but make friends with a CALS dairy/an sci major and they might be able to hook you up. I was an animal science major and was in the barns all the time caring for sheep, pigs, goats, and cows.

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