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Tomorrow I am off to Atlanta and then on Friday morning I will be flying to Dallas, TX. Over the weekend I will spend time with my cousin and his family in Dallas and then come Monday the six week preparatory course for USMLE Step 1 will begin. The course ends on June [...]

The date: July 2, 2008. The place: Macon, Georgia.
Between now and July 2 there will be studies, a six week prep course in Dallas, TX, and a LOT of praying. The USMLE Step 1 is the first milestone in my endeavors to become a physician. This exam is crucial. A date [...]

Today is my brother-in-law’s birthday. Hope you have a fun day, Shue!
Meanwhile, I am here at home doing as much work as I can force myself to do. Next week I will be off to Dallas, TX for my USMLE prep course. I am also enjoying watching some basketball and baseball games [...]

Today Dad and I are going to Atlanta for some physicians’ conference. Hopefully, the food will be good. I’ll try to retreat to my hotel room as often as possible to read and study (Big emphasis on the word “try”). We’ll be back home on Sunday.

. . . to be back in the U.S.A. I arrived in Atlanta late Sunday night, and yesterday Dad and I came back to Douglas. The weather is nice and cool here. I am so relieved that I do not have to return to St. Maarten anytime in the near future. [...]

My dad, sister, and brother-in-law arrived yesterday, and we’ve had a fun time so far on the island. Today I am taking my sister and brother for a boat ride in the ocean. We will all leave together back to the U.S. on Sunday.

As of now I am counting down my last days here in Sint Maarten. Dad, Anu, and Shue are coming on Thursday. I’ll try to show them a good time here and then on Sunday I am flying out of here. Yesterday, I cleared my last bureaucratic hurdle in my way (a [...]