It’s been only a few days since our last chat, but I do feel as though a lot has changed in the world. Even though I’m a continent away, everything you see and hear makes the US elections feel so consequential regardless where you are in the world. Interestingly, I found that it was one […]
If I had to sum up the week, it’d be pleasantly uneventful. 😊 It had the usual mixture of work and other commitments. The course I’m doing is now in full swing and requiring a decent amount of concentrated effort. I have covered a lot of this in previous short courses and while I personally […]
This week was filled with the most amount of clinical work I’ve done since being back from Stanford. Boy, was a I getting tired! Now I know why I used to feel exhausted all the time: this amount of work PLUS working in public meant that there was at least another 30% extra work! Given […]
This was my first “official” week back to normal. After returning early, work had been fairly light until now. I’ve also hit the point where I can’t put off starting my course for the next phase of my sabbatical. It’s been a weird balance. On one hand, I’ve been indulging in the freedom—sleeping in, playing […]
Firstly, quick update for all those paying to support my random endeavours- thank you! Given everything going on in the world, here’s some donations made this week using those funds. I was going to donate to MsF but looking through their use of funds, MsF ends up using 25% for admin/other use while Human Appeal […]
As per the start of the newsletter, this week has been all about physically getting myself back to Australia and settled in. I still marvel at just how quickly we can go from one point in the globe to another. And in a way, change from one life into another. My travel was notable for […]
It’s the last few days here in California! I can’t believe that the time has flown by so quickly. It only seemed that other day that I had arrived! It’s made me a lot more reflective about everything for sure. For once, I have the time to do the “reflecting” instead of pushing it for […]
The biggest adjustment this week has been that my wife’s trip to visit me here in the US came to an end. It came unexpectedly early when her original flight was cancelled due to mechanical issues. After a frantic number of phone calls, we had her rescheduled, but approximately half a day early. She wasn’t […]
Firstly, I just wanted to thank you for reading this newsletter and those who have gone on to a support it by a paid subscription. It’s something that has helped make writing into quite a habit. Normally, I wouldn’t have bought WiFi on a flight but knowing you’re out there reading it really helps with […]
I can’t believe it’s been a month already over here! After basically spending most of it as a hermit, the biggest thing has been trying to actually see what interesting things people are up to. The following is just ONE EVENING sitting by the fire at the apartment complex. One of my favourite ways to […]