Memoir of a Med Student Archives - Page 3 of 7

Shades of Cool

IV.I.V SHADES OF COOL Things with Alex were very… different. Probably because he was different from what I was used to. Very bohemian and alternative – but not at all forced or fake, just the way he is. I don’t know what it was about him that drove me so crazy and wild. And it wasn’t just him, his face […]

Added on June 4, 2019 Fourth Year , Reason

Off to the Races

IV.I.IV OFF TO THE RACES I remember dreading having to go on a date. All the small talk, the playing hard to get, the thrill of the chase. Then there’s the whole waiting for the right moment to ask them out and having to decide where to go. Then, of course, comes the much-awaited, much-dreaded day – along with the […]

Added on October 2, 2018 Fourth Year , Reason

Pride

IV.I.III PRIDE read on the doe With these new insights, I decided to give dating another try. The ‘not looking for anything serious but open to anything’ kinda dating. Up until that point, my love life had been very simple: the boring single phase with the occasional hook-up, the six-month relationship with Pedro, and the only-looking-for-fun, single phase. Whilst not […]

Added on September 25, 2018 Fourth Year , Reason

Vulnerable

IV.I.II VULNERABLE To be happy, to be really happy, means being able to be hopeful. And hope? Not a big friend of mine. I think Gus was right here. The world’s not really a wish-granting factory, after all. Earlier in my life, I ditched hope and dreams for goals and actions. And I was a much better person for it. In every […]

Added on September 18, 2018 Fourth Year , Reason

Balance

IV.I.I BALANCE Just like that, a new phase of my life had started. I stopped smoking and started working out. My confidence skyrocketed, and I also started feeling very chipper and chirpy, bright and shiny. I guess what I’m trying to say is that with great physical health comes… great mental health. Thank you. Thank you very much. I know, […]

Added on September 11, 2018 Third Year , Rebirth

Sky High

III.III.IV SKY HIGH I stopped smoking the day after I had my emotional break-down-slash-break-through. We were going for a weekend trip to Croatia so that would be the perfect distraction. And lo and behold, an entire weekend flew by and I barely noticed I hadn’t smoked. Of course, I did notice the withdrawal symptoms. My tongue started sprouting ulcers like […]

Added on September 4, 2018 Third Year , Rebirth

Rock Bottom

III.III.III ROCK BOTTOM I know I won’t particularly enjoy writing this. Mostly because I have to mention a lot of my failures in excruciating detail. Also because it’s probably gonna sound like I’m giving a lecture or something. I want to reiterate that I’m no psychiatrist nor a motivational speaker – I’m writing solely from personal experience. That, and the […]

Added on August 28, 2018 Third Year , Rebirth

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 […]

Added on August 21, 2018 Third Year , Rebirth

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 […]

Added on August 14, 2018 Third Year , Growth

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 […]