I decided to do an internship in Jerusalem for a month. The hospital put me in the Pediatric Emergency Department for most of the time and some other departments on occasions like pediatric nephrology, cardiac, urology, gastroenterology ect. We get Fridays and Saturdays off which is different than the USA. Their "Friday" is Thursday, and "Sunday" is Saturday. I am learning a lot being here even though I do not speak the language, but thankfully they all speak...

Indonesia-day 1 Ok, so I decided to go to Indonesia for a few weeks right after my finals were over. Finals are always intense in med school, so I did not have time to actually plan my trip, so I decided to just wing it. I had no idea what amazing adventures lay before me since I had no prior research of the road ahead, nor did I have a lonely planet book.I decided to surf on my first day in Bali, so after arriving from the airport I jumped in a cab and headed t...

Week 1 wow, where to begin.......Well the plan was not to fall asleep the night before my flight. I needed to adjust to China's 12 hr difference, but that did not work out well for me. I ended up falling asleep without an alarm clock set! I woke up at 5:30 while my flight was at 7:25! No time to shower, just throw my clothes in a suitcase and drive as fast as possible. got there at the nik of time to find out that my carry on suitcase was too big. I never had a ...

China So here it is: the first school in China did not work out so well. They did not have an international program prepared for Vinny and I. They wanted us to be the first to start the program, but it’s kinda hard when they do not offer any classes in English! First of all, the director of both the martial arts program and the team told us that they made a special masters program for us in martial arts that lasts 1 year and that we did not have to pay for it...

Brief China update: Finally, I am in a more civilized country as compared to India or Nepal. Day 1- Martial arts training starts at 5 am. I slept in since I did not go to bet until 2 am. But I did make it to the evening class for boxing training. Each evening class for the martial arts training has a different theme and a different coach like the boxing coach or a different fitness coach. I guess it is to ensure that the team gets a little variation and are a...