Tomorrow morning I jump on a plane to Ecuador! I am half scared, half very excited.

I will miss my family & friends. I will miss watching the World Cup!! You'll have to let me know who wins. And I am lamenting the leaving behind all of my cute clothes because I'll mainly be wearing scrubs 24/7.

Hi world

This is me with shorter hair & bangs. And by the way, I love weekends!
This was my first weekend of summer vac-a where I didn't HAVE to do anything. It was ohhh so lovely :) I had a party at my house with some old friends, slept in, ate pancakes & waffles & waay too much food. And my mom spoiled me with taking me shopping for supplies for Ecuador, just bare necessities but it was much appreciated! OH and so exicting, I got a pair of scrubs that actually fit me!!! Because I am so petite this is an amazing feat! And I look so cute in scrubs hahaha.
I started "100 years of Solitude", brushed up on some Spanish, started reading some journal articles about Chagas Disease & had some Orange Cup/ wandered around Apple & Anthropologie with Greg. Fun times! I now have a long grocery list of kitchen things I fell in love with at Anthro. Oh and I finally pasted down my scrapbook page of PR with Giules!
And most importantly world, I just wanted to let you know that I am happy. I'm happy with life right now. Just being home is nice. Working in the peds clinic is interesting & eye-opening. And Ecuador promises to be different. And when I come back mid-July we are taking a family vaca to the beach. And then I'll have three weeks off before M2 year starts up. Thank goodness. It's definitely an interesting time in my life. Oh and p.s. my mom and I have plans to make beneigts! One of these days...

Last day as an M1

These are the beautiful flowers I saved from an early end when I was quite literally the only person studying at school this last weekend...but it paid off when it came to my exam & I kinda had a lovely time too. I took a break with dinner to photograph the place I've lived at for the past 10 or so months. I also got the chance to take some more jumping pictures :) yay!








Dear Life,
I hope that you never cease to surprise & amaze me. Thank you for the past year, my first year in medical school. This morning I realized that my life is completely different than I thought it would be but it's also awe-some. Thank you for Giulia & Jessica and all of my friends and family. And thank you for the chance to become a doctor. I'm officially an M2! And summer has officially begun, the last & most appreciated summer of my life.
Love you,
Lydia, M2.