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Frankenstorm Playlist
I planned on putting together a Autumn/Halloween-ish playlist like I did last year, but then when I learned that my area was going to be hit hard by a hurricane, I thought about putting together...
View ArticleReading Opens Up a World of Information, Imagination, and Education
For as long as I can remember, books and reading have been an integral part of my life.From being read "Love You Forever" by my mom when I was a little, learning how to read Bearenstain Bear books on...
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The End of a World
December 21, 2012: the winter solstice; my dad’s birthday (Happy Birthday, Dad!); and... The End of the World.This certainly is not the first time in recent memory that the end of the world has been...
View ArticleBack...with Lots of Music for Spring (Part 1)
So. It's been awhile.Do you ever feel like you have so much to say that you avoid having to actually write it all out? Well, that's how I have felt about blogging over the past few months. But I've...
View ArticleBack...With Lots of Music for Spring (Part 2)
I'm back. Again. As promised.This time with some new music releases I'm really looking forward to over the next few months.Cold War Kids - Dear Miss LonelyheartsComing off their success of 3 previous...
View ArticleNo Fear.
Yesterday I learned about the horrific events at the Boston Marathon shortly after I left work. I took my still new walking route to the Market East Station, thinking about how chilly it was for...
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So Much To Do... No Time
Guess what?I started med school.After so many up's and down's, it's finally here. It was a really tough road, but I wouldn't have had it any other way because I now feel 101% confident that this is the...
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Listening as of Late
It's officially Fall.Did you know that?I know I'm a little late with my official declaration, but I've been caught up in a whirlwind of cranial nerves, face and neck muscles, white coats, etc.Oh, but I...
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Why I Run
I have officially survived my first term as a med student.Getting through anatomy has not been easy by any means, but I ended up coping with it easier than I thought I would. One thing that really...
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100 Happy Days
It has been more than 100 days since I last wrote here. And they certainly were not all happy days. It was a long, cold winter spent studying the "Cellular and Molecular Basis of Medicine". And I'll...
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50% Happier and Summer Travels
Checking in halfway through the #100happydays challenge, and guess what? I feel happier! Go figure!Don't get me wrong, I was happy before (I will forever be that annoyingly optimistic person who says...
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Hitting Reset
I made it through my first year of medical school. There were moments when I wasn't sure if I would make it through, but even in those times, I have never once regretted my choice. But I certainly have...
View ArticleKodaikanal
So. I'm in Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu region in southern India) for the next three weeks (I've been here for a full week) volunteering with the Foundation for the International Medical Relief of Children...
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India Week 2
I have now been in India for over two weeks and still feeling so happy to be here. Our group now has 8 people, all from different backgrounds, religions, and cities but our quirky little group somehow...
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Broken Hearts in India
This is Sam.Sam is a little under the age of 3 and lives in Kodaikanal, in the mountains of southern India. Like many of the other local families, Sam's parents probably make less than $1.50 a day......
View ArticleNot Succeeding Does Not Equal Failing
We've all been there.You set a goal for yourself: something as simple as completing a daily task, or something on a larger, more important scale, like getting in to medical school.And when we achieve...
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Going Pink, or, Why I Decided to No Longer Give a Damn
I went pink.I think it's safe to say I shocked some people with this decision, including myself.Anytime I have seen other girls with "pink ombre" hair or a similar colored hair style, I always thought...
View ArticleNew New Music, Yay!
It's been so long since I wrote a music post. Too long. But that is about to change because lately I have been so excited by some new bands that I have come across and really really really want to...
View ArticleNew Music for the Summer
Hello!I have come out on the other side of step 1 of my board exams.. also known as medical student hell, and started actual rotations. Um, whoa. I'm still in the midst of processing boards, moving out...
View ArticleShe Was My Patient
She was my patient. A few months ago I was assigned to follow her case while on my General Surgery rotation. I was still only a mere 6 weeks into my transition from classroom med student bent over a...
View ArticleSoundtrack of 2015
Can you believe it's 2016 already?! I know, I know, that's what everyone says. But, seriously. I'm more than half-way done with medical school... when did that happen?!I don't plan on starting this...
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Tanzania, Can't Wait to Meet 'Cha!
It looks like it's been quite a well since I posted anything here. I don't really have a good excuse other than, you know... life. It's been more of a 'processing things in my head rather than writing...
View ArticleThe Laundry Basket
Let me say straight off, this is not a happy post or an easy read.I will write a happier post tomorrow recounting and describing everything I've seen and experienced so far (with some pictures) so...
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Tanzania - Week 1
Oh boy, where to begin?I can't believe I have already been here one week! I have so much to tell!If I had to say one thing about Tanzania it is that the people here are so incredibly nice and...
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Mt. Meru Regional Hospital
One more week in Tanzania!I spent this past week working mainly in the "Prime Unit" which is basically the NICU. I wanted to share a bit more about the hospital to showcase some of the differences and...
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