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Added on March 18, 2024 Belize , A Year in the Life

I.II.I.III – Caye Caulker: Day Three

CAYE CAULKER I.II.I.III- DAY THREE 11/09/22 The following morning, Roy went to work early and I, bursting with giddiness, made my way to…. drum roll… Scuba class! I’d lived in Malta; an island surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea on all sides, since I was nay but a zygote. I’d been fascinated by all things marine since I was a kid. […]

Added on March 14, 2024 Third Year , Change

III.I.II – Moving On

III.I.II MOVING ON And life went on. I now had all the time in the world for my studies and for myself. The second semester of our third year in med school is renowned for its trials and tribulations, so this ‘freedom’ seemed to be god-sent. The catch? The ‘me time’ soon started taking over the study time and before you […]

Added on March 7, 2024 Third Year , Change

III.I.I – Back

III.I.I BACK I arrived back home in one piece, unprostituted and as sober as ever. I had been expecting to come back a different person, and that I did. Only I couldn’t quite recognise what was so different about me. On the outside I was still the same; though lighter and my skin now perfect, shiny and tan in the […]

Added on February 29, 2024 Second Year , Life

II.III.IX – Home

II.III.IX HOME Constantly moving on from adventure to another, I failed to notice my time in Colombia was almost up. On my last day, I opened my eyes and I was wide awake. I wanted to keep them closed, to go back to sleep. I wanted to stay in that moment right before you wake up – when things are […]