An emergency placement in Nepal reveals scarce resources, medical ethics and a rare case that reignites my passion for medicine.
City of Lakes
A host-family stay in Pokhara brings lakeside beauty, cultural insight, paragliding, caves and Himalayan adventure.
Difference
Medical volunteering in Kathmandu reveals how small acts of care can transform lives and reshape one’s view of change.
The Great Divide
Kathmandu’s temples and trekking dreams collide with doubts about volunteering, inequality and whether small acts can create real change.
Land of the Gods
Kathmandu’s chaos, sacred temples, monsoon rain and Nepali hospitality shape an unforgettable first day in Nepal.
Gearing Up
Six med students prepare for a volunteering trip to Nepal, packing fears, supplies and dreams of adventure into oversized backpacks.
Rose-Coloured Glasses
After a lifetime of hating summer, I learn to embrace heat, work and island life once the season becomes tied to travel.
Moving On
After heartbreak, casual dating and brutal medical exams, I learn there is more to life than medicine.
Back
Back in Malta, adventure gives way to medicine, long-distance love and the painful end of a relationship that changed everything.
Home
A final Christmas in Bogotá brings love, grief and belonging before an emotional farewell to Colombia, Pedro and a second family.