Marius Brown, Author at THE ROVING DOCTOR

I.I.VI.I – San Francisco de Campeche: Day One

SAN FRANCISCO DE CAMPECHE I.I.VI.I – DAY ONE 21/08/22 Another day, another bus trip – this time round to the city of San Francisco de Campeche. I’m gonna be honest here… This was the first time since I’d been travelling that I wasn’t quite impressed – mostly cause it felt like I had already seen something similar and cause of […]

Added on November 30, 2023 Second Year , Loss

II.II.II – Anger

II.II.II ANGER I stood tall and put on a brave face. Remember I’m too proud a person to admit weakness and vulnerability. I wasn’t the one in need of consoling. I was the one doing the consoling. My mother, my brother, my aunts and uncles… They were all a mess, as if their entire life had just collapsed in front […]

Added on November 27, 2023 A Year in the Life , Mexico

I.I.V.II – Palenque: Day Two

PALENQUE I.I.V.II – DAY TWO 20/08/22 The following day, my travels would take me to the renown ruins of Palenque. The colectivo I rode on, an ancient white toaster van, chockfull of people, broke down three times along the way. Somehow, it managed to survive the trip, despite its door being unable to close – an innovative way to ventilate […]

Added on November 23, 2023 Second Year , Loss

II.II.I – Goodbye

II.II.I GOODBYE read on the doe Things were going great. I had finally had my routine down, I was in love and I was about to embark on my third year of studies. This meant finally going around the hospital as we’d start off our clinical rotations and getting to see a little bit of everything. Basically a dream come […]

Added on November 20, 2023 A Year in the Life , Mexico

I.I.V.I – Palenque: Day One

PALENQUE I.I.V.I – DAY ONE 19/08/22 By this point in my journey, I was pretty much used to all those long bus rides every couple of days that would take from one incredible place to the next. And the next? I could describe Palenque in more ways than one, although the first thing I can think of is that it’s […]

Added on November 16, 2023 Second Year , Love

II.I.VI – Blossoming

II.I.VI BLOSSOMING Over the coming days, Pedro and I started seeing more of each other. The more time we spent together, the closer we seemed to get. It was kinda addicting, not gonna lie. Everything was completely new to me. We’d meet at his place and he’d cook for me. We’d drive off to the beach and gaze at the sunset. […]

Added on November 13, 2023 A Year in the Life , Mexico

I.I.IV.III – San Cristóbal de Las Casas: Day Three

SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS I.I.IV.III – DAY THREE 18/08/22 As one might expect, Chiapas is also home to various Mayan archaeological sites. On my last day here, I’d be visiting the ruins of Toniná. – the first of many I was intent on exploring! The name Toniná comes from the Tzeltal language of the Mayan inhabitants which means ‘house […]

Added on November 9, 2023 Second Year , Love

II.I.V – Budding

II.I.V BUDDING Swipe, swipe, swipe, swipe… Girl, boy, girl, boy. Man, this was getting confusing. There’s a way to talk to girls and a way to talk to guys. And talk, talk, talk I did but I knew that sooner or later I was gonna have to go out with a guy if I wanted to really give this new […]

Added on November 6, 2023 A Year in the Life , Mexico

I.I.IV.II – San Cristóbal de Las Casas: Day Two

SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS I.I.IV.II – DAY TWO 17/08/22 Chiapas, also widely renowned for its jungle, is home to many natural wonders – one of which I’d be visiting soon enough. Once again, I went for the bougie day-tour instead of having to figure out the logistics on my own. Together with some ten other Mexicans, I found myself […]

Added on November 2, 2023 Second Year , Love

II.I.IV – F.O.D.

II.I.IV F.O.D. Back home I was busy with my summer job, helping around the house and taking care of my dad. Everything was normal. Only now there was something constantly humming at the back of my mind; “You know… I did stuff… I did stuff with a guy! Am I okay with that? Is this something I wanna be doing […]