First day in the hospital

I was pretty excited this morning to start my first day and I kind of new it was gonna be the only day that I got to go in so late. I had to get some more organisational stuff done - parking permit, metting people.... But I still do not have an ID that I will hopefully get tomorrow!
The day started out really well until I met the resident, who was supposed to meet me and show me around a little. Well he met me, but he never got to showing me around.... I followed him, cause he wanted me to, but never really explained anything, didn't really answer my questions and did not seem to care at all. I felt like a shadow and that was just bad. I just didn't feel comfortable being left outside the OR door without any further instructions on what was going to happen next... I did get to be in two surgeries and it seems as if students get to do quite a bit depending on which surgeon they are in with. I also already got asked tons of questions, which I couldn't always answer completely even though I had the answer in my head (but it was up there in German and did not want to come out in English....) I have to work on that.... I felt a little like experiencing Greys Anatomy live... getting quizzed during surgery, having to start work at 4.30am, doing prerounds, being on call every fourth night.... It looks like I will have pretty tough 8 weeks ahead of me, but I will try to get off for Christmas or at least get out early. After all I would like to have some social time too and not just sleep and study when outside the hospital.... I will definetely learn a lot and now after having spend 2 hours with a very nice medical student I also know more about my routine, which will make me feel more comfortable going in tomorrow. He was so nice he wrote down all the abreviations they commonly use when doing exams and writting charts, so that I will not feel completely stupid tomorrow morning. I am actually already looking forward to tomorrow, because it just has to get better. Today was such a bad day to begin with, that I can't believe it is going to be like that for the rest of the time!
Now I have to learn abbreviations and get to my assignment - reading about a disease I could have talked about in German, but went totally blank when having to talk about it in English...