Back here
I'm sitting yet again in the hallowed halls of MIT. A crazily talented engineer is juggling four yellow pins so quickly that I can't count them with certainty. Very few people dawdle; most rush. It's home, sweet home.
I'm still here, and I feel content about it. And that comfort and nostalgia seems to help dust off my recent desire to return to another comfort of college - the blogosphere.
Life since last year...
- I got really good at cooking
- I finally tried this whole "vacation" thing. Found plane tickets and booked a hotel and everything. Whoa.
- I started doing Bikram yoga
- I started working in a lab I love
Vacation has proven to be a dangerous thing. Now I have discovered that I like vacations and want a life. Oh no!! Now I'm no longer sure about the whole MD-PhD thing, but I have faith in my ability to listen to myself and choose. I feel like bits of my life are becoming cohesive. I've dreamed of making lab-on-a-chip diagnostics and of practicing medicine in resource-limited settings. It finally occurred to me that these two thoughts don't conflict - they support one another. If I'm willing and able to be crazy and well-planned at the same time, I can let my future experience as a doctor guide my future research in engineering medical devices.
I'm happy to have a blog again. I like keeping one. I like having a glimpse into others' lives through what they choose to write. I like having a hobby that reminds me to think about my life.
I'm still here, and I feel content about it. And that comfort and nostalgia seems to help dust off my recent desire to return to another comfort of college - the blogosphere.
Life since last year...
- I got really good at cooking
- I finally tried this whole "vacation" thing. Found plane tickets and booked a hotel and everything. Whoa.
- I started doing Bikram yoga
- I started working in a lab I love
Vacation has proven to be a dangerous thing. Now I have discovered that I like vacations and want a life. Oh no!! Now I'm no longer sure about the whole MD-PhD thing, but I have faith in my ability to listen to myself and choose. I feel like bits of my life are becoming cohesive. I've dreamed of making lab-on-a-chip diagnostics and of practicing medicine in resource-limited settings. It finally occurred to me that these two thoughts don't conflict - they support one another. If I'm willing and able to be crazy and well-planned at the same time, I can let my future experience as a doctor guide my future research in engineering medical devices.
I'm happy to have a blog again. I like keeping one. I like having a glimpse into others' lives through what they choose to write. I like having a hobby that reminds me to think about my life.