Personal Growth Archives - THE ROVING DOCTOR

Added on November 3, 2022 Guatemala , Reflections of a Roving Doctor

Reflections: After El Salvador

Reflecting on three months across Central America. Explore insights on nomadic freedom, mastering baby waves, and the personal growth found at every new border.

Added on October 19, 2022 Guatemala , Reflections of a Roving Doctor

Reflections: After Guatemala

From the eruption of Acatenango to the centering silence of the Rio Dulce. A journey through the raw nature, newfound friendships, and the wild soul of Guatemala.

Added on April 27, 2021 Foundation Year 1 , Orthopaedic Surgery

I.IV.II EX-MOTHER Much like my time in neurology, this rotation proved to be a relatively easy-going one. I mean, yeah, sure, we did have our busy days, but I don’t ever recall staying later than my normal working hours – except for those pesky on-call shifts that would have us taking care of all orthopaedic patients and their medical issues. […]

Added on February 9, 2021 Foundation Year 1 , General Medicine

Losing Touch

I.III.IV LOSING TOUCH I’m not the most spiritual person out there, but if there’s one thing I’ve always appreciated about myself, it’s that I’m almost always in touch with my inner self. When I feel like I’m losing touch with myself, there’s a ritual I usually do. I turn off all the lights, light some candles and incense, put on […]

Added on June 11, 2020 Fifth Year , Discovering

Myself

V.I.VI MYSELF It was still all very new with Marco. Right when we felt we were heading somewhere, the world seemed to have suddenly turned against us. What? I’m being overly dramatic? Okay, okay, sorry – I’ll tone it down. When I received the news I’d finally be going back to hospital, I realised we couldn’t be around each other […]

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 20, 2016 Second Year , Love

Metamorphosis

II.I.III METAMORPHOSIS 2017… what a year. That year I learnt how to live. How to really live. That year, all those comfort zones holding me back went out the window. That year, the ball started rolling at hyper-speed, and I kept riding it like a pro. Lemme backtrack a bit… One of the best things about studying medicine is the […]

Added on September 13, 2016 Second Year , Love

Entropy

II.I.II ENTROPY Try as I might, change led its way through. It was inevitable. The momentum had been building up, and something just had to give. The ball I was standing on had started rolling, and before long, it felt like I was trying to balance on it while it kept moving ahead at light-speed. Much like what had happened […]

Added on November 3, 2015 First Year , Alive

I.II.V – S.W.S.D.

I.II.V S.W.S.D. “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life” goes this famous saying that pops up on my Facebook feed from time to time. Good stuff. Tear-jerking really. A bit vomit-inducing, perhaps. Scratch that – definitely vomit-inducing. I’m this close to needing a barf bag. Seriously, this close. The […]