Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Happy Independence Day!

Reasons to feel independent:
1) Graduated out of residency!!! Woohooo!
2) Starting new life as an attending while having a nice transition by doing a fellowship
3) LIFE OUT OF MY NYC SHOEBOX and into my brand new apt which isn't large, but feels luxurious in comparison with my brand new furniture, awesome 46" tv, and a real bed!
4) I don't have to be chief anymore!

I'm going to miss the life of NYC and being able to get anything / do anything whenever I want, but I won't miss the traffic, the paradoxical culture-less population, the people congestion, the dirtiness, etc. Already in my apartment I love the fact that I can't hear much street traffic, I've got a great view of the long island sound, I'm surrounded by unique boutiques / bookstores / art shops, and the people seem naturally happier. I definitely won't miss the drama of my old hospital (and there was tons of it in June, even up to my last week which I had to sort out as the out-going chief, even though I was on vacation) :).

So I spent most of the weekend with a quiet one in, gradually sorting out my piles of clutter, building my new ikea furniture (my whole apt is best buy, ikea or bed bath and beyond) and finally making what feels like a home. My family left, which is a shame but I don't think there was much excitement on this family vacation this time. Hopefully there will be more exciting trips planned because that makes two dud vacations this year (Shanghai which we did not like, and this one where most of it was spent with graduation and me moving out of my apt, although we did have a very enjoyable massive shopping day where we all stimulated the economy)

Today was my official first day of fellowship, but there's nothing clinical yet so I still have a little downtime. Met some nice folks in my apt. complex, a couple people who are ED like me and who I'll be working closely with so I now have some potential company.

Things to check out: outdoor trails, and THE POOL!