On gratitude and living in the moment - an entry from Acropolis, Greece

It is 11 October 2024, and I am sitting in a cosy bookstore-cafe just a stone’s throw away from Acropolis, Greece. I can’t believe I am here, enjoying a velvety cup of hot chocolate, comforted by the wooden-cosy interior of the cafe filed with books, with the sound of people chattering at the background dancing lightly in my ears. It is my sixth day here in Athens, and I am here for a short mobility...

an excerpt from doctor slump

"back then, I thought if i kept trying hard as i’d always done, life would continue to be just fine like it had been before back then  I thought all i had to do was look ahead and keep moving however, things in life didn’t work out the way we wanted." doctor slump, ...

Another day in Edinburgh - 3 days before leaving

It is D-3 before I leave Scotland. It is such a strange feeling. Today it is Friday. And I took a train to Edinburgh right after I finished a meeting at Boyd’s Orr building on my campus. Since I accomplished the Undergraduate Skills Award by my college (Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences - MVLS), I was invited to a focus group to have a conversation on it. I met other students; a medical, and...

Camaraderie and love - an entry from Scotland

 Right now, I am on a spontaneous voyage to the north of Scotland, Oban. This is my first time riding a train further away into Scotland, absolutely much better than the motion sickness-inducing journey on a bus. The scenery from the window just feels like a dream.  ‘’And when you have traveled by train, have you watched the landscape rolling past windows, and listened to the conversations...