Hot and sour soup makes me feel comfortable and warm inside. The tangy flavor of the vinegar and the heat from the chili garlic sauce is just the right combo of umami that I crave everytime I want a meal. Every time I make this I feel like I can Continue Reading
Vegetable Dumpling Recipe
So I stopped eating meat about 5 years ago now and one of the things I miss eating from the Asian cuisine is dumplings and potstickers and wontons. I used to eat these so regularly and I have tested a few fillings but this is my favorite by far. It Continue Reading
The Stages of Grief Series of Poetry; for those going through a breakup
Reflection/Denial I love myself as I amI love my self when I grow,Sometimes I stress when I cramYet you support me that I know No one can be complete all the timeJust look at how I wrote this rhymeI want to help us become more braveNot entrapped like a slave Continue Reading
How I am coping with quarantine
Hi everyone, I think it has been hard to deal with what’s going on in the world today but from the medical student perspective I can only live my life and strive to be more productive so that I can be the change in the world for others. I haven’t Continue Reading
Heart Transplant
Hi everyone this is not actually about medicine it is a poem I wrote for someone while I was falling in love. I just decided I would share it with everyone especially since this is a time of strength and I feel my vulnerabilities are a source of strength. Enjoy Continue Reading
My experience building a blog…a plea for donations :/
So…I realize that I have had this blog for 2 years now and I have posted quite a few things for me but my medical school sections are really to give you guys information about my journey and potentially help you along the way. I have been writing posts semi-regularly Continue Reading
Waitlisted? Here’s how to improve your chances of getting in
As some of you might know, I applied to medical school more than once and I attribute my success at getting into school to my determination and a little bit of people skills. If medicine is the right path for you as the universe intended–you will make it. If it Continue Reading
Solidarity
You are in a dimly lit room. The music booms. Neon lights flash all around. A sweaty smell of alcohol permeates the air. The drop is about to play and you can feel the tension. The lights flash between each beat. The vocals come in periodically and you feel a Continue Reading
Peace
“Close your eyes” says the woman on the recording. “Focus on your breath” she continues. You try to follow along obediently, letting your chest rise and fall with each tide, but you can’t help but wander your thoughts to what happened the past day, weekend, month, year. Maybe a sudden Continue Reading
Numb
I know the title of this is the same as that song that reminds you of teenage angst. You know that very one that makes you feel like a child again? But this is about stagnance. Not how Chester Bennington felt when he was trapped. It’s about the feeling you Continue Reading