Once Around
“Most of her colleagues were Ivy League—educated children of privilege whose lineages could be traced all the way back to Plymouth Rock. She could hold her own in the hospital, where medicine was the common tongue, but once she stepped outside, she was lost. She didn't understand their references or their jokes. And she could tell they didn't understand what she was doing there, which made them even because, at this point, neither did she.
There were times when she felt she'd be more comfort...able on Neptune than she was there in the heart of central New Jersey. Not even her internship in Dallas had prepared her for this, and Dallas had been a major culture shock for her at the. time.
At least in Dallas she'd had someone to talk to.
"We're going over to. Marita's Cantina," one of the other residents said, poking her head into the doctors' lounge, where Jessy was slumped over a cup of coffee. "Why don't you join us, Jessy?" Jessy pretended to stifle a yawn.MoreLess
There were times when she felt she'd be more comfort...able on Neptune than she was there in the heart of central New Jersey. Not even her internship in Dallas had prepared her for this, and Dallas had been a major culture shock for her at the. time.
At least in Dallas she'd had someone to talk to.
"We're going over to. Marita's Cantina," one of the other residents said, poking her head into the doctors' lounge, where Jessy was slumped over a cup of coffee. "Why don't you join us, Jessy?" Jessy pretended to stifle a yawn.MoreLess
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