We were staying on Assateague Island, but decided to venture to the other side of the border to see what kind of food we could come upon. This place…

Camping in the Northeast in October is a bit of a risk...you never know how cold it might be, but I took the chance anyway.  Jonathan and I we…

Just visited this cute little restaurant down on the South Side. At first, we walked in through the door and thought that it was simply a bar, with o…

Well, here I am, back in Pittsburgh again. I haven't written in a while, but was really away for the shortest vacation ever.  For next t…

Just spent a week at this wonderful resort. Sure, it's not the Ritz Carlton, but it is a wonderful place to relax and not be trampled on while enjoyi…

I am back to the states, and I can't believe how quickly the time flew by! I wish I could turn back the clock and re-live the beautiful time I had in…

It's an unusual Wednesday, as I am not at the farm working on a lung transplant. Instead today we are rounding in the hospital, and hopefully me…

Sitting in ' Corso base di broncoscopia' for anesthesiologists at Centro Renata Fiandacca... it was exactly where I wanted to go and learn together w…

Oi!  What a day!  I got up at 6AM again, easier to wake up that early nowadays.  Then went out to get a taxi to the Zootecnico at 6:30…

You can easily hop on the bus from Piazza Politeama in Palermo and get to this cute village of Mondello. Full of fishing boats, a beautiful beach an…

I took the 806 from Piazza Politeama to the sleepy, cute village of Mondello.  It was 9AM and the shops were still closed, only the fisherman …

Walked to the hospital today finally. I still can't get used to how dark it is in my room in the mornings... the sun hardly rises! (even though …

I'm still trying to think of where to explore first with my weekend.  Hopefully it will be free! as I have many things to do.  I'd like to …

So writing from here on a regular basis is looking like it will be nearly impossible. I was gone for 24 hours in the operating rooms in Calabria and…

details to follow, canàt write everything now :-(

IsMeTT - experiencia de trapianti.

After a whole night flight over the Altantic I landed in Rome around 10AM.  I walked around and thought that although I haven't eaten, it would …

I had to select a low number of stars for this one, sadly. After having walked every terminal in the Phila Airport, I was thrilled to find a place th…

We've been celebrating birthdays this week!  When I came home from Boston, we celebrated my dad's and my birthdays. Around this time of the…

Initially, I wanted to keep track of places I go and sort the pictures along with those stories... now I'm learning something new from writing in thi…

My interview day started pretty early, they gave us a tour of the area and the three hospitals. I didn't take pictures, although I really wanted to!&…

I left Pittsburgh at around 11AM and drove straight through Washington, Morgantown and a plethora of 'ton's' to get to Charleston.  It's been 8 …

I'm so excited to be writing again, as that means I'm off to travel again. I'm learning that an interview is a GREAT excuse (if anyone really ne…

There is always something sweet about coming home.. I've been looking forward to being back in my own bed. Coming back to Pittsburgh has recently be…

My return flight takes me through JFK.   I had originally picked this itinerary because although it took me 6 hours to get to Boston, it wa…

It's been an early morning, and we took an I 90 detour to the airport, but I'm on my way home now.... I feel uneasy to be done with my vacation and b…

I've been walking around Central and Harvard Squares today. Boston is quickly starting to win me over with its tea shops. The liittle drawers of tea …

I've been walking around Central and Harvard Squares today. Boston is quickly starting to win me over with its tea shops. The liittle drawers of tea …

I'm staying in Cambridge for the week (well Somerville nearby).  I find it fascinating that the street we live on is quite short..only about 200…

I write this a week later with the knowledge of my unbalanced toppling into the living room papasan was probably not a very good idea. I had jus…

Had an interesting flight into Boston. I sat next to a very nice gentleman from Barcelona (2nd generation), and it was such a treat to speak some Spa…

I've learned that when i buy my own tickets, some very interesting things happen. I thought I bought a ticket on Delta airline (in an attem…

Как встретишь Новый �"од -- так его и провед�'шь. How you meet the new year is how you will spend it!  So I a…

This December has been full of surprises.  It was a trip and a half to go to Chicago to take the last part of my licensing exam before graduatio…

I wish I realized sooner about how great this website at sharing travel stories!  To think! All this time I've been writing my crazy experiences…

Today we explored the Casa Batll'o.  Gaudi at it's best (although I still think Park Guell is my favorite).  I waited on the roof for 3 hou…

Definitely boring titles I'm picking, but this day was highlighted by a late start and a power mission.  We were so tired that we overslept and …

Just arrived here this morning with mom. It was a long weird flight, so it's as if it's still Sunday. BCN met us with grayish skies and when we went …

Just back from Honduras and I wanted to hang out with Erin before she moves back to Michigan to start her practice in Family Medicine. It was a gorg…

The "bridge week" had snuck up on me this year.  Bridge week- or more correctly, vacation/accelerated learning week in Medical schools comes onc…

It was our last day here, and so bittersweet!

I woke up early today...probably from a guilty conscience as opposed to being in a new place which usually wakes me up when I'm traveling!  I ha…

Today was our last day of clinic. It was a half-day, in order to be able to pack up everything. There were still many people coming for eye exams, so…

Today was a half day of clinic for us.  Although we were all ready and eager to see more patients, it turned out that today was an auspicious da…

74 patients today. We started the morning at 8 and finished at 1PM with 45 patients. During lunch we took a little break and talked with local kids.…

Our group reached Ocote Paulino yesterday evening, by bus. It was an amazing view of sandy landscapes mixed with pines and precipitous drops down eit…

This is a group trip...something I haven't done before... We arrived in San Pedro Sula as a group of 25, but 3 of us immediately boarded a bus to dr…

 Two years ago, I was traveling in Nepal with a P&S and just wasn't capturing the beauty of that place!  When my friend came out to vis…

I'm noticing that I tend to come back to some of the same places around town, but at different times and find the lighting and the timing make me dis…

Judy and I decided to check out what is Reiki.  It's a hard thing to explain in writing (to say the least). We got up early in the morning and h…

There was a night exhibition of Chihuly glass at the Phipps and my mom and I went to photograph it.... please enjoy! Some of the pieces were too pre…

To aleviate the fears and demonstrate that I actually learned some medicine in the last 4 years (and not simply ran around the world), here is s…

For the past couple of summers, Pittsburgh had donned a new look for it's historic buildings downtown (and in the Theatre district). They've invited …

I've looked everywhere. For the past week, in an attempt to bring you an up closer look at my adventures in Nepal through a point and shoot (and brie…

This blog portion is coming! 1) Gaushala 2) Kathmandu 3) Nagarkot 4) Nagarjun 5) Pokhara 6) Sarangkot ...

Just before starting medschool, we rented some kayaks and went up and down the Allegheny River and tributaries to see Pittsburgh from another perspec…