are we there yet...are we there yet?
actually the question of the last few months has been, "are you excited?" since there's only one month now between my cozy vancouver life and my departure for the caribbean and medical school, inquiring minds have been asking me if i am indeed excited. rightly so. but i can't help but to cringe every time i am asked those three words. not that i am not excited, what could there be not to be excited about...in one month time i will be on a pristine caribbean island studying medicine, free of distraction and working towards realizing the aspirations, goals and dreams i have nurtured for nearly 5 years. other than the fact that it hasn't quite hit me that i am going to medical school...i think the true crutch in this nearly perfect story of dreams coming true is...that my best friend, my husband, my rock and anchor will be thousands of miles away from me for the most part of this journey =(
but thank goodness for the internet. i imagine our communications in the pre-world wide web days being something akin to the scarlet letter days of ink and quills and letters enclosed with wax seals...now we have a myriad of communication tools to use via the internet that will keep my hubby and i as close digitally as we can possibly be.
despite the challenges that i may face in my marriage being so far away from my husband, i believe that our relationship will only become that much stronger. we have also begun to buy lottery tickets. perhaps the winning ticket will land in our hands and will reward us the opportunity to free my husband from the duties of work and allow him to live alongside me on saba for the next little while...
all things aside...i have to say that the answer is yes. yes i am excited to start my first day of medical school and be a step closer to becoming a doctor. i don't think about it too much these days between the packing lists, paperwork and fretting about what my husband will eat and if he will clean our home while i am gone...but when i do pause for a moment to think about it, of how far i've come, how long it's taken and now how close it now is...yes, i am very excited to finally begin my medical career. saba here i come!!
actually the question of the last few months has been, "are you excited?" since there's only one month now between my cozy vancouver life and my departure for the caribbean and medical school, inquiring minds have been asking me if i am indeed excited. rightly so. but i can't help but to cringe every time i am asked those three words. not that i am not excited, what could there be not to be excited about...in one month time i will be on a pristine caribbean island studying medicine, free of distraction and working towards realizing the aspirations, goals and dreams i have nurtured for nearly 5 years. other than the fact that it hasn't quite hit me that i am going to medical school...i think the true crutch in this nearly perfect story of dreams coming true is...that my best friend, my husband, my rock and anchor will be thousands of miles away from me for the most part of this journey =(
but thank goodness for the internet. i imagine our communications in the pre-world wide web days being something akin to the scarlet letter days of ink and quills and letters enclosed with wax seals...now we have a myriad of communication tools to use via the internet that will keep my hubby and i as close digitally as we can possibly be.
despite the challenges that i may face in my marriage being so far away from my husband, i believe that our relationship will only become that much stronger. we have also begun to buy lottery tickets. perhaps the winning ticket will land in our hands and will reward us the opportunity to free my husband from the duties of work and allow him to live alongside me on saba for the next little while...
all things aside...i have to say that the answer is yes. yes i am excited to start my first day of medical school and be a step closer to becoming a doctor. i don't think about it too much these days between the packing lists, paperwork and fretting about what my husband will eat and if he will clean our home while i am gone...but when i do pause for a moment to think about it, of how far i've come, how long it's taken and now how close it now is...yes, i am very excited to finally begin my medical career. saba here i come!!
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