Prologue This memoir is a passion project that I’ve been working on periodically for a little over a year. It is what compelled me to create this blog. If you have not read my previous blog post The love I could not see. The love I could not hear. The love I could not feel. […]
Continue ReadingI wrote this piece in an effort to express my “circumstances indicative of some hardship”- a supplementary prompt in my 2017 medical school application. It was quite difficult trying to pinpoint what aspect of my life could qualify as hardship. I was a fairly average student with a typical middle class upbringing. Reflecting about what […]
Continue ReadingThe following is one of my earliest pieces of writing that I can confidently call literature. After my first 3 years of undergrad I wrote this personal statement to justify my admission into medical school. I (with the help of a close friend) spent maybe 48 hours polishing this piece from its original draft to […]
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