Well, it's been awhile. I am going to try and come back with some regular posting. I am now in my second year of Pediatric residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. It's been a lot of longggg days (and nights) and a steep learning curve, but I also really love working with children and feel certain that I want to be a general pediatrician which is a fun feeling (doesn't make long days/nights in the NICU as easy since I know I don't want to do them longterm, but that aside!). The very diverse population here is also great for learning, and being pretty close to family is nice and I get some relatively frequent visits!
I will start with some overall updates, I guess...since I have no idea where to begin...
Running is still happening and is still my go-to escape/stress-relief/fun/motivation and "me" time. My knees are a little achy lately, so trying to get back to the strength focus and remember to stretch more (man, I'm bad at that)! No races on the calendar aside from the Turkey Trot in Prospect Park this year. Was going to do the NYC marathon (I semi-impulsively signed up for the lottery while inspired watching the race last year...and then got an actual entry via the lottery..oh man), but then reality kicked in and some serious anxiety (read: meltdowns) due to my schedule and the long runs being hard to squeeze in but mostly having no recovery and the knee thing creeping in, SO I reluctantly scratched that idea. For the better though I do think (yes, still hesitating, but I know in my heart it was the right thing).
Yves and I are living in the Sunset Park/Borough Park neighborhood in a one bedroom tiny little place between Chinatown and the Orthodox Jewish communities, which is certainly unique! We went to Haiti this August for 8 days and saw where he is from and did some other exploring - really special and also so humbling and intense to see the poverty there, which I for some realize didn't realize would be as extreme as it is. AND THEN - Hurricane Matthew hit Les Cayes and southern Haiti so hard a few weeks ago. Insane that we were just there and now so much of what we saw is literally ruined. Really sad. Yves' family is all okay for the most part- just a lot of damage. I am so fearful that there will be a lot of public health issues, like more cholera, etc.. so upsetting to think about and the feeling that we can't really do much from here is also so difficult.
I am really hoping to get involved with a clinic there that I read about after coming back from the trip and wanting to open one myself (yes, I know, pipe dreams), but that story is also for another day.
Alright, I think that's the end of today's stream of consciousness. I have to get to bed - want to run on the track tomorrow in the morning and it's a continuity clinic day, yay :)
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