Welcome and thank you for reading my blog! This blog is an outlet for my creativity as a medical student. I began my first blog as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and I came to enjoy this process of intentional, public writing. Within an ever-growing universe of web content, I can hardly imagine that many readers find my entries, or have time to read them regularly. However, despite a small audience and many obstacles of imperfection, such as lacking time for my best writing, I have decided to continue blogging for its value as a personal practice. I dedicate this to my husband, Ben, and those who have encouraged me to keep writing: mom, Talmo & Evie, Meriz and Anne.