A short list of what happened...
January:6 weeks in New Jersey
2 new roomies, now friends
Hoboken for the first time
Satay, the incredible Malay restaurant
IKEA in Parasmus
Air mattresses
Loud heater
Pediatrics
Atlanta Bread co.
"Adventure" in NYC and "Triumph"
Missing last train and being stuck at Penn Station
Lost in Transit, over & over & over & over again...
February:
The flu!
Psychiatry
Blizzard
Knee pain
March:
Creedmoor Court
Denver, Colorado
Noodle Bowl
ACOFP Congress of Delegates
Gainesville, Virginia
Scrub class
April:
Surgery, surgery, surgery, surgery, surgery
More surgery
Eid in Houston
Birthday party in Brooklyn
May:
Passing out x 2 in orthopedic surgeries
Sea for the 2nd time
"Triumph" at Alia cafe
Classmate weds upperclassman in Long Island
BBQ in New Jersey with a close family friend and his new bride
Infuriating overnight call schedule
June:
Surviving surgery oral exams
Honoring
Studying through 2nd wedding anniversary
OMT for knees, pelvis, neck and low back
Finishing 3/4 of medical school
House hunting in Huntington
July:
Anesthesia
Studying for the wrong exam
Finally celebrating 2nd wedding anniversary
Honu
August:
Another classmate weds in Long Island
Taking the wrong exam
Block Island
Radiology in Miami
Losing luggage
Singing and drawing with my only niece
Scheduling "outside" rotations
September:
Bad news, now old
Picking a future career path
Applying for residency
Losing luggage again, for a longer time
Showcasing
Studying
Hurricane - _______ ?
Postponing exam
October:
1st interview of the season
1st EMG
1st botox on a child
Stresssssssssss
Cupcakes
More postponing
Showcasing in Houston
November:
More showcasing
More stress
More interviewing
Torticollis
Baylor clinic
Birthday in The Woodlands
NOT postponing
OMT - my lifesaver
Going home to Florida
High school friend weds at local venues
December:
De-stressing
San Antonio, TX and Edison, NJ the next day
1st Eid in Long Island as a couple
Beating the snow storm to Albany
Tea Room
Ithaca is gorges
Falling into the frozen lake
Silver Tips tea room closed in Tarrytown
Emergency Medicine
Going late to an interview
Norfolk Virginia
Airport hassles
Saddest news of the year - paternal grandmother, also my last grandparent alive, passes away.
Seeing family off at the airport
Late night at "Roti Boti" wannabe
More bad news
Wake up call
Support phenomenon
Being home alone
More studying
Stresssssssss??
4 more days left in this unpredictable year...
