SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS I.I.IV.I – DAY ONE 16/08/22 Another nine hours spent on a bus, and once again, I found myself wandering the streets of yet another gorgeous Mexican city – that of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the state of Chiapas. Perhaps slightly over-touristic, but in hindsight, this city is where I can say I felt […]
II.I.III – Metamorphosis
II.I.III METAMORPHOSIS 2017… What a year. That year I learnt how to live. How to really live. That year, all those comfort zones holding me back went out the window. That year, the ball started rolling at hyper-speed and I kept on riding it like a pro. Lemme backtrack a bit… One of the best things about studying medicine is […]
I.I.III.III – Oaxaca de Juárez: Day Three
OAXACA DE JUÁREZ I.I.III.III – DAY THREE 15/08/22 My third day started off with a day-tour that would give me a glimpse of more artisanal traditions and a visit to an archaeological site. Together with a bunch of other tourists, I found myself on yet another tour bus being shuttled from one stop to the next. First up was a […]
II.I.II – Entropy
II.I.II ENTROPY Try as I might, change led its way through. It was inevitable. The momentum had been building up and something just had to give. The ball I was standing on had started rolling and before long it felt like I was trying to balance on it while it kept moving ahead at light-speed. Much like what had happened […]
I.I.III.II – Oaxaca de Juárez: Day Two
OAXACA DE JUÁREZ I.I.III.II – DAY TWO 14/08/22 My days in Oaxaca would be spent in the mainland; much to a spring-breaker’s chagrin who’d probably visit the city in order to get to the coast. This, according to the locals (and many, many blogs), boasts of beaches that are amongst the best in the whole of Mexico, with Puerto Escondido […]
II.I.I – Stasis
II.I.I STASIS I’ve always been somewhat of a living paradox. I’m not saying it in the quasi-pretentious way – you know, like those attention-seekers who always make it a point to highlight their own uniqueness and individuality only cause they’ve got nothing better to do. Or maybe I am – I am the main character of this story after all. […]
I.I.III.I – Oaxaca de Juárez: Day One
OAXACA DE JUÁREZ I.I.III.I – DAY ONE 13/08/22 The road to Oaxaca… Oh boy, let’s just say it wasn’t quite a pleasant one – not one to do at night by bus at least. I think it was the first time in my life I admitted to myself I would’ve rather caught a flight instead. Just short of twelve hours, […]
I.II.V – SWSD
I.II.V SWSD “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life” goes this one famous saying that pops up on my Facebook feed from time to time. Good stuff. Tear-jerking really. A bit vomit-inducing, perhaps. Scratch that – definitely vomit-inducing. I’m this close to needing a barf bag. Seriously, this close. The […]
I.I.II.III – Puebla de Zaragoza: Day Three
PUEBLA DE ZARAGOZA I.I.II.III – DAY THREE 12/08/22 As accomplished and fulfilled as I might have felt after trekking on Iztaccíhuatl, my legs weren’t quite as thrilled the following day. All sore and limpy, I spent my last remaining day in Puebla doing some sight-seeing. I started my day checking off some of the things I had read about when […]