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Ascent

IV.II.III ASCENT The hike to Rainbow Mountain was a sort of preamble to what I was about to embark on the following day. I’m talking about a journey that would lead me to one of the Seven Wonders of the World – none other than Machu Picchu in all its glory. Being overly ambitious and completely delusional, I opted for […]

Added on July 16, 2019 Fourth Year , Emotion

Of Mountains and Wonders

IV.II.II OF MOUNTAINS AND WONDERS Looking back on my days in Peru, I still remain incredulous at how diverse a country it is. From its natural beauty to its historical treasures and everything in between, this country truly is heaven on Earth. I got to discover more than I could have ever hoped for in such a short time, and […]

Added on July 9, 2019 Fourth Year , Emotion

Land of the Inca

IV.II.I LAND OF THE INCA Coming back from somewhere I thought I could never leave is always impossibly difficult for me – doing my best to come to terms with the fact that that routine is now over and things will never, ever feel that way again. The same had happened when I came back from Colombia, Nepal and Hungary. […]

Added on July 2, 2019 Fourth Year , Reason

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

IV.I.VIII A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM My time in Cambridge was mostly about medicine. With six weeks on our hands, Momma Bear and I had ample time to enjoy everything the city and its surroundings had to offer. Together with our flatmates Botond – a Hungarian guy, and Nina – a German girl, who both happened to be doing their medical […]

Added on June 25, 2019 Fourth Year , Reason

The Brightest Month

IV.I.VII THE BRIGHTEST MONTH A few months before enrolling into my penultimate year, Momma Bear and I applied for a medical elective in the UK as part of a programme offered by the University of Cambridge. Somehow, some way, we both got accepted into the same programme. Of course, this wasn’t exactly a valorous feat. Applications were on a first […]

Added on June 18, 2019 Fourth Year , Reason

The Blackest Day

IV.I.VI THE BLACKEST DAY Three words – “I love you”. Just three words. Three words so simple that they’re usually part of an infant’s jargon. Put a monkey on a typewriter and it’s bound to spell them out eventually. Three simple words. I’ve been known to speak at an alarming rate of WPMs. I’m talking Lorelai Gilmore or someone who’s […]

Added on June 11, 2019 Fourth Year , Reason

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 […]