Umm, okay……well……not much has changed in my life since my last post.
Your boy is still here making the most of the free time that has been afforded to him during this flex block. 😜
I flew back from Boston last Tuesday and have been hanging around both Chapel Hill and Winston since then. I've also been continuing to prepare myself as well as my region for the SNMA's Annual Medical Education Conference, which is taking place this week in Philly! Definitely excited about that, especially since it will be my last AMEC as a medical student. 😥 I'm sure I'll have plenty to say about my experience at the conference next week, so stay tuned for that post!
Although I don't have much to update you with today, I do have a couple of things that are worth mentioning in this post. First off, my girlfriend and I did some apartment shopping yesterday in the Chapel Hill/Durham area and ended up being impressed by a couple of great places on our short list of complexes to visit. It was invigorating to explore new locations and to imagine what it would be like living in a brand-new community after having spent several years in Winston. It was also just as thrilling to consider the fact that I will now be in close proximity to my significant other after having spent the past four years in separate cities! 😄
What I'll NOT be looking forward to is the actual process of moving all our stuff into a new apartment. God, I HATE moving. This is probably part of the reason as to why I don't own a lot of things lol. I guess I just figured that the less I own, the less I'll have to move. You may think that sounds stupid, but I don't really care. I stand by my logic! 😤
The other thing I would like to mention is that I got the opportunity to be featured on a podcast a couple days ago! The podcast, Melan-In-White Coats, is one that was started by three medical students who wanted to use their unique platform to share their experiences as minority medical students with their audience while also discussing a variety of topics with invited guests on the podcast. On the episode that I was featured on, the host and I talked about numerous things, those of which included: sustaining a relationship while in medical school, the importance of giving back to the community, the growth of my blog, the scholarship that I just recently launched, my ambitions and expectations in the field of Pediatrics, and more! We had a great time chatting with one another as the time flew by, and we ended up inspiring one another to further expand our own respective platforms! Speaking on a podcast for the first time was a humbling experience, and I'm looking forward to sharing the episode with you all once it is officially up and running! 🙌🏿
That's all I really have to say today. Short and sweet.
I hope that you have a delightful week! And to those of you who celebrate it, have an amazing Palm Sunday!
“You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can't have it.” – Dr. Robert Anthony
– Black Man, M.D.