A reflective post-gap year memoir on returning to medicine, keeping freedom alive, finding balance and learning to love everyday life again.
BST 1 – Checking In
A reflective post-gap year check-in on freedom, routine, work-life balance and learning to live without falling back into old habits.
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.
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.
AFTERWORD
A heartfelt afterword closes five transformative years of medicine, travel and self-discovery with hope for what comes next.
Inheritance
A candid reflection on grief, inheritance and reckless spending, and how a father’s legacy ultimately inspired financial responsibility and adventure.
Stasis
An account of obsession, self-neglect and romanticised misery, exploring how comfort can become stasis and why change is essential to growth.
S.W.S.D.
A candid reflection on medical school, hard work and perseverance, built around one blunt mantra: stop whining, start doing.
Fellowship
A first trip abroad to Barcelona brings friendship, freedom and belonging, before time reveals how the closest bonds can slowly drift apart.
Reignited
A reflection on rediscovering childhood curiosity, rejecting conformity and finding magic again through science, medicine and self-discovery.