Island Med Student

Check out my post on Medscape to read about my very first residency interview.

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My apologies for my absence lately. I travelled down to Baltimore on Sunday afternoon. I spent Monday printing out CVs and such. Then went to my first residency “informal dinner” on Monday night. Today, I had my very first residency interview, ever. It was a wonderful experience. I have many thoughts on this, but the gist is that it was an incredible experience. I loved meeting the residents, faculty, and director. I toured the hospital and had a fabulous time. I have decided not to share anymore details than that right now. I was going to take a photo of me this morning in my interview suit, but I was so excited that I forgot. So please enjoy this post-interview photo that I just snapped from my computer. Much more good stuff to come soon, I promise! Tonight is for celebrating!

I’m back in Brooklyn. My first day of family medicine starts on Monday. I am POOPED.

Long story, but I just drove almost 5 hours (should have been less, but traffic!) from Baltimore to Brooklyn in my two seater car. My Honda was packed to the gills with crap. I sat in the driver seat. Scope and Molly “sat” in the passenger seat. It was hell! They kept attacking me and crying, and Molly puked all over the place. Then, when I FINALLY got home, I couldn’t find the keys to my apartment. After some inventive maneuvers, I finally got into my building and into my apartment. I eventually found my keys buried deep within my incredibly poorly packed bags.

I’m tired. Very tired. But it’s good to be “home.” I’m so glad I cleaned my apartment from ceiling to floor before leaving for my vacation, because it was absolutely perfect to come home to a spotless abode. There is something strange about coming home to an empty place that you haven’t seen in a while. Calming, actually. Scope and Molly are PASSED out. I just took a bubble bath. It’s time for Netflix movies and sleep. I can’t wait for tomorrow. I don’t know why really, but I guess I’m just excited to be back in the real world again.

Note: Photo was taken a few days ago in Baltimore. Anyone notice something a little off?!

Today is day 11 of my vacation. What have I been doing for the past 11 days? A whole lot of nothing. Mostly just a lot of relaxation, eating and drinking. The weather has been awesome for the past few days. I’ve hung out a few times at the outdoor seating area of a close by restaurant, Joe Squared. The pics below were taken the other day while Micah and I enjoyed some beers outside with Scope and Molly in tow. I promise to write more soon!

But I don’t feel like writing, so please enjoy these pics instead. I took them a few days ago during a little exploration of Bmore’s tunnels. Enjoy!

Photo was taken yesterday during a walk in Bmore. Speaking of walks, I went for a very long one with the doggies the other day. I ended up in a pretty ghetto area of Bmore. I heard a lot of interesting remarks and conversations as I walked around, but this one takes the cake.

Girl: “My name is Susie and I like to f*** butt.” (Rapped)
Guy: “Yo b*tch, shut the f*** up!”
Girl: “F*** you!”
Guy (to Me): Yo baby, where’s yoooo boyfriend at?

Love it!

“Baltimore – The Greatest City in America” photo series

I rented an SUV and drove down from Brooklyn to Baltimore on Saturday. I went out Saturday night and had a good time eating sushi and doing some “interpretive dancing.” I’ve spent the day today cleaning and doing laundry while watching the snow come down. There’s about 5 inches of snow outside right now. Below is a pic taken from my apartment window. More updates to follow.

Made from footage taken at our holiday shindig in bmo. How awesome are my friends?!

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This weekend, I headed down to Baltimore for the first time in over 4 months to attend Micah’s father’s 60th birthday celebration. I had a great time during the party and also enjoyed seeing people that I hadn’t seen in forever. It was strange at first being in Baltimore, but I’m starting to remember what I love about this city.

Before I left Brooklyn, I took some pics of trash that I saw on the streets. When I got to Baltimore, I did the same. I think I have a trash obsession. Something about photographing the different types of trash and different places you find trash in different cities is very fascinating to me. I found another dead balloon, for example, similar to the one I found in Brooklyn. I guess it makes sense that when a balloon flies away, it eventually has to come back down to earth. I always wonder how far the balloon travelled before coming back down.

In Baltimore, I walked down the same street that I had photographed over 5 months ago, and I think I found some of the exact same pieces of trash! But now, the trash has leaves surrounding it. Very interesting to me. Maybe not to everyone else!

Anyway, I want to continue documenting trash in various cities, and I eventually want to put together some type of photo collection or video. Stay tuned for more trash!

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