Hello friends! I’m writing today from… a coffee shop! It’s cloudy outside, a welcome respite from a recent SoCal heatwave. Today, I am six days away from my due date. Baby may drop any time now. There’s a quiet anticipation to it. I feel like he won’t come until on or after my due date,… Continue reading
Category: Personal
Marriage in Med School: One Year Complete!
Hi everyone! Today, I’m excited to share about a topic which is close to my and Nathan’s heart: Marriage in Medical School. Earlier this summer, I was a teaching assistant for the “mock medical school” program I participated in as an incoming medical student. During this program, I co-led a breakout session about how to… Continue reading
Half Marathon Memories
Hello friends! On July 17th, I had the pleasure (and pain) of running a half marathon in Ventura, California. In my last post, I wrote briefly about how exercise became part of my personal regimen of self care. Today, I want to share about why I ran a half marathon, some tidbits from training, and… Continue reading
Dealing With Failure
Hello friends! Today, we are taking a trip back in time. The post below is one I wrote on September 7th. It was the day of the second exam of our introductory block of medical school, about four weeks into classes. We got our test scores back that same afternoon. The results weren’t what I… Continue reading
A Good Place to Start
Hello! Today’s post is a short one and it wasn’t planned, but in the spirit of this blog capturing this med school journey, I felt inspired to write! I started this post at 7am on my first day of classes for medical school. As I got out of bed, showered, and got breakfast ready, I… Continue reading