Books of 2023

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Death on the Nile 

The Old Guard (graphic novel) vol. 1-3 I got into this after seeing the movie. Of course, the books are better.  This is one of my favorite pieces of media ever. But — hello?! Where’s the rest of the story??

David Copperfield This was long–worth it, I think. It is emotional and good, but not as classic as other Dickens works. There are interesting insights about love made, but again, it’s just not very relatable.

SPQR (nonfiction) Trying to refine my knowledge of the *Roman Empire* after taking Latin for 6 years. Even with my background, I was struggling to follow all the names. But I really appreciated how she traced the difficulties of recounting history, and her chapters on minorities/the poor.

Tomcat in Love This book is crazy, like batshit crazy. I was truly not prepared, but I don’t regret it either.

The Old Man and the Sea

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My trip to Portugal

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The highlight of my year so far: my sister’s wedding in Portugal!

While the pre-wedding preparations were more stressful than anything I’ve ever experienced in medical school, the wedding itself was lovely and beautiful. Music swelled, birds fluttered overhead; I wept. After I gave a bridesmaid speech at dinner, the hectic day melted into a cerulean bliss. I’ve never been to a wedding before this, but this will be hard to top.

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2022 Favorites

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This year was a good one. I’m feeling so positive that my memory almost skips the stomach-dropping periods of uncertainty and despair — what if things don’t work out? Well, the major things I bet on pulled through: career, romance. I am living on my own terms, and it feels like it’s paying off.

So, little lists —

Food

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Books I Read in 2022

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It finally happened — I read enough books in a year to have an end-of-year list! I haven’t read this much since college. Not quite ten books, but I’m still proud. It’s all thanks to my e-reader and Overdrive/Libby account.

In 2022, nonfiction stood out to me as a surprisingly dependable source of enjoyment. Pretty new considering that I used to be an all-fiction girl. I’ve talked about some of these more in-depth through my other blog posts, but here are my quick-fire thoughts in the order I read them (nonfiction on the left-hand side).

The Irregulars

Tender is the Night

Ready Player One

The Family Roe extremely informative, sadly now out-of-date in light of current events

The Thirty Names of Night I liked how two stories unfolded here, but not one of my favorites

The Bomber Mafia very short but alright read

A Visit from the Goon Squad recommend!

And Then There were None recommend—a classic!

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2022 Music

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Feat. Spotify Wrapped and more!

Now I feel is a fitting time to lift up the music that accompanied me this year

SCREAMING at The Batman film soundtrack appearing as my #1 🙈 I was enamored by the movie and listened to the soundtrack a lot while studying for medical school!

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Two Future Doctors: Applying to Medical School in Norway and US!

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Enter Mish and Cat, two best friends who navigated undergrad together at a famously pre-professional school. Both of us dreamed of becoming doctors, and both of us enjoy a good discussion of why things are the way they are. But after graduating from undergrad, our paths diverged. In the same year, one of us started at a traditional, American medical school…and one started across the pond in Oslo, Norway. What can we learn from this — about both medical school and also about ourselves? 

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First months of med school

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So, I’ve moved to a new city and recently finished the first unit of medical school.

Smorgasborg!

I know, right? Despite the frivolity of my blog, I was a pre-med student and was working towards this goal for…years. Now that I’ve made it, I should detail my steps to get here. But right now I’m enjoying the view.

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