Recently, I was lamenting to a guy friend how my life was unsettled. With the exception of work/career everything else is not going according to plan. I have made no friends in my new town (to socialize with outside the hospital), I have no motivation to keep my home clean (this coming from someone with […]
The Road to South Africa
I have been talking the talk for several years now. You know the one. It goes something like this: “one day I want to climb Mount Everest” or “before I die I want to see all the seven wonders of the world”. So it’s only natural that when South Africa won the bid to host […]
Pleasurable DMV visit
Have you ever walked into a DMV and then walked out in a good mood? The last time I went to a DMV was the first time (and only…so far) a policeman ever stopped me. It was pouring rain but I had managed to have a quieter day on the consult service, and decided to […]
Literary Adventures
During my interview for admission to Stanford University School of Medicine many moons ago, my interviewer asked me to discuss the last book I had read. See, I had listed “reading” as a hobby on my CV and actually continue to do so. Unfortunately, although I had just read a book in the months prior […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.