Rest and Reset

It’s time. Time to let go. To take my leap of faith and follow my heart and my dreams. That’s what this trip is about. The last destination helped me discover my heart (feel free to read my blog from Israel to follow that journey) and this one is about allowing me to rest and reset. I just finished almost a decade long path to finally become a Family Medicine physician. A very long journey that had way too many bumps in the road both professionally and personally but in the end I’m stronger, braver, and more beautiful for it.

Throughout it all, the one constant for me was travel. It was my way to bring perspective and, to be honest, to escape when things were becoming too much. Nothing helps calm things down and allow me to really think than a jaunt to new territory. 

Of course, graduation marks a point for me to plan a monumental vacation but oddly I had trouble with this. I had lots of ideas and plans that either didn’t feel right or didn’t work out. Then one night on one of my final ER shifts my attending and I started comparing travel experiences, suddenly Turks and Caicos was on the table. It had been on my bucket list back in med school as I stared at the dreary grey snow on the streets of da’ Bronx, but I had forgotten about it. A few days and many google and trip advisor searches later I had put together my itinerary:

Turks and Caicos (7/1-7/4)
Grand Cayman (7/4-7/7)
Surprise Destination (stay tuned for the details;) , 7/7-7/10)

With that new found bravery and beauty I’ll be charging forward and writing the next chapter of my life as I move back to San Diego, CA. Before I do that though I need a chance to feel closure and to rest. To be completely done which, for me, will only happen if I sit my ass on a beach and do nothing but read, swim, and enjoy local food and people. So join me as I struggle with doing nothing (those of you who know me, know how hard this is for me) as a way to close one door and open another. :)