Switching Back Into The Fast Lane

Wow. I almost forgot how pleasant being on vacation could be. The last time I was officially scheduled for vacation was back in early July, a couple of weeks after starting my intern year. It definitely wasn’t an ideal time for a week-long vacation, considering the fact that I had just had an extended vacation […]

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Shifting Into High Gear

I’ve been putting in MAD hours on the road as of late. This past week alone, I drove from Philly down to Richmond in VA, down to Chapel Hill, back up to Richmond to pick up my brothers, over to my family in Southeast VA, BACK up to Richmond to drop off my bros, down […]

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Full Speed Ahead!

Alright, I’m back from my week-long Thanksgiving break and am ready to cruise right on through the last two weeks of my Psychiatry experience! Then after that comes my Neurology rotation, where I’ll be working for two weeks before shimmying right into my two-week-long winter break! This is such a great time of the year […]

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Mind Trip

You know, if I was asked to describe what I thought about my Psychiatry experience so far in one word, the word I would use is peculiar. I would use this word because it essentially describes not only the patient population I dealt with this past week, but my interactions with them as well. As a […]

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Eye of the Hurricane

Thanksgiving break was very much needed man. Especially after those two monster exams last Monday and Tuesday. Being at home stress-free with family and friends while enjoying an almost endless supply of free homemade food has simply been fantastic. I had to have gained about five pounds or so this weekend…I just haven’t stopped eating […]

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Keep Ya Head Up

So I’m STILL not over the results of the election. To tell the truth, there’s a very high chance I’ll never be over what happened less than two weeks ago. The aftermath has been even worse with Trump picking extreme people for his cabinet who could completely halt and reverse the progress that we’ve made […]

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Life After Anatomy

Ayyyyeeee!!! Guess who blazed thru his Anatomy CUMULATIVE final exam? Guess who doesn’t have to mindlessly memorize muscle groups and innervations anymore? Guess who has (slightly) more free time now?   THIS GUY!!! Ain’t no more Anatomy bihhh!!! After almost 13 grueling weeks of learning the intricacies and wonders of the human body, I can finally […]

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Being Thankful in a Crazy World

I don’t think I’ve ever been happier to take a break from school than I am now. Sure growing up, I loved Thanksgiving, winter and summer breaks, but this is very different. I feel like I need this break coming up. I’m mentally exhausted and I feel like I need to leave this area for […]

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