Hedonia

III.III.II HEDONIA On the same exchange program were about twenty other students from all over the world. I wasn’t too keen on making new friends at the beginning. My time in Hungary was supposed to be my me time. Little did I assume that by that very first night, they’d already be family. I still remember us sitting down on […]

An Ancient City

III.III.I AN ANCIENT CITY Just like that, Nepal was yet another memory. Back in Malta, I didn’t really have much time to stagnate. I was ready to leave the minute I set foot on the fish-shaped prison. And leave I did – this time to Hungary, specifically to the city of Pécs for a medical exchange program. Oh Pécs, my Pécs… You have […]

The Chase

III.II.VII THE CHASE Kathmandu, check. Pokhara, check. And up next was our third and final stop – Chitwan. I might have had no expectations for Nepal, but this I definitely looked forward to. From the little research I had done before going to Nepal, this place felt synonymous with adventure. Finally! Arriving at the hotel, we were quite… surprised? Surprised’s […]

Guilty Pleasure

III.II.VI GUILTY PLEASURE Our time in Pokhara wasn’t all spent on fun and games. Once there, we started a clinical placement in emergency medicine at Gandaki Hospital. I was particularly excited for this rotation as I had no experience in emergency prior to that, not to mention that emergencies are the coolest thing to study when you’re a student (at […]