Skiing

Living so close to Tahoe had a huge advantage. Many of the nurses and doctors loved skiing and we had several ski trips going up to the snow together. Not only did we bond on the ski lifts and slopes, we had a great time in the bar afterward. Once one of our doctors even bought a round of jagermeister shots for everyone! (It's a gross drink but sharing it in the moment was really fun). I really felt like our bonding outside of work made a huge difference in how well we worked as a team in the PICU. It was special and seems unfortunately rare. I've never had an experience with a work team like that since.