Today started with a long wait as Liana and I stood in line for over an hour to try to get my Duke card. When it was finally our turn to print my card, we forgot to bring the right identification card, so unfortunately I will have to try again tomorrow. Otherwise, the day was amazing as I got to shadow Dr. Carlson, the retired head of ophthalmology. Initially, Dr. Carlson wanted to chat about life before his shift started. Also, he taught me root definitions of medical terms while I taught him social terms he was unaware of. For example, I learned the origins of the telescopes while I taught him was “spilling tea” was. Although I did not see any procedures today, I saw an interesting kulture.