hello, world.

Guys. Today I got to intubate, put in an IJ central line, and a swan ganz line. I’m back on #cardiothoracicsurgery, and I’m appreciating the new perspective and understanding I have after doing 5 months in #generalsurgery and #SICU. 5 little months, and yet they were big. Big strides, lots of learning, and I’m the same yet different. They say that every next level of your life will demand a different version of you - and I’m in love with it. Striving to be better than I was yesterday, always yearning, always learning. This process is hard but what's meant to be is meant to be - and I'm open to it being way better than I ever imagined.

Full (of gratitude).

Hello from California. 🌎

"You cannot let a fear of failure, or a fear of comparison, or a fear of judgement stop you from doing what's going to make you great. You cannot succeed without this risk of failure, you cannot have a voice without the risk of criticism, and you cannot love without the risk of loss. You must go out and you must take these risks. And people will tell you to do what makes you happy, but a lot of this has been hard work…and I’m not always happy. I don’t think you should do just what makes you happy — I think you should do what makes you great. Do what’s uncomfortable, and scary, and hard, but pays off in the long run. Be willing to fail. Let yourself fail. Fail in the way and in the place where you would want to fail. Fail, pick yourself up, and fail again. Because without this struggle, what is your success anyway? As best we know it, we have one life. In it, you have trust your own voice, your own ideas, your honesty, your vulnerability, and through this you will find your way. You do not have to be fearless, just don’t let your fear stop you. Live like this as best you can, and I guarantee you will look back on a life well lived."

LA, you slay. #californiagrown

With the view from up here, what could possibly stop us?

“Once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain: when you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. And that’s what this storm’s all about.” #2016 #wasquitetheyear ❤️#excitedfor2017

Take me back to slow mornings, brunch, and arepas.

God is so, so good. #Jesus #reasonfortheseason

#whyamilikethis #hungryforgreatness

This is home. 💯👌🏻

The unknown.