Ready to date again, I threw myself back into the love quest – one red flag, one perfect second date and one promising alternative at a time.
Endless Winter
Trapped in Malta through Storm Harry and a miserable winter, I hit a low before spring brought colour, movement and a much-needed reset.
Home Hunt
Buying my first home in Malta meant budgets, viewings, bureaucracy, a bizarre garnishee order and finally somewhere I could call my own too.
The Big Leagues
Becoming an HST meant far more than a new title – suddenly I was leading resus, guiding juniors and learning to carry real responsibility.
START OF HST 1
After a sleepless night shift, caffeine, awkward questions and one near-fumble, my HST interview ended with an unexpected result.
FOREWORD
Four years of higher specialist training begin – night shifts, exams, burnout, growth and the chaos and privilege of emergency medicine.
AFTERWORD
I reflect on two years in the emergency department as medicine becomes less of an obsession while teaching me its greatest lesson: humility.
END OF BST 2
As BST 2 ends, I prepare for an HST interview while protecting the travel, curiosity, ambition, and hope that make the rest of my life whole.
BST 2 – Q4: Journal Entries
Journal entries from my fourth quarter in my second year of basic emergency training.
Tying Up
I pass the MRCEM SBA and departmental exam, reflect on a chaotic year and prepare for HST without postponing the rest of my life any longer.