I wander through Istanbul’s restless streets and watch the Bosphorus at sunset, feeling truly alive amid the city’s chaos.
Fethiye: Wings & Ruins
I paraglide over Ölüdeniz, explore ancient Lycian tombs and Kayaköy, and lose myself in a fleeting holiday romance.
Cappadocia – Day 3: Sky & Stone
I float above Cappadocia at sunrise, toast my first balloon flight and explore Göreme’s ancient rock-cut churches.
Cappadocia – Day 2: Dust & Desire
I explore Göreme, race through Cappadocia’s valleys by ATV and feel my love of travel growing stronger.
Cappadocia – Day 1: Caves & Crushes
I arrive in Cappadocia, fall for its surreal beauty, settle into a cave hotel and begin my Turkish escape in style.
Turkey
Burnt out from neurosurgery, I seize a last-minute trip to Turkey, rediscovering travel and finding an unexpected new family.
Drowning
I face burnout in an overloaded neurosurgery rotation, where teamwork keeps patients safe as the workload starts pulling me under.
Neurosurgery – First Day
I begin neurosurgery, face a chaotic ward and scrub into an urgent EVD insertion that confirms my calling
General Surgery – Journal Entries
Journal entries from my rotation in general surgery.
D-Day
I sit the MRCS Part A, survive a near-disqualification scare and leave Gozo changed by its slower rhythm.