Monday, 26 December 2016

Preparing for the adventure of a lifetime

Hello,

I am new to the world of blogging, so you will have to bear with me until I master this new art.

I am not your average gap year student, I am employed full time but have decided to take a gap quarter from work, who have kindly agreed to let me take an employment break. I might not get paid for it, but I will have a job to come back to.

I will be starting off with a medical Internship in Delhi, India with Oyster Worldwide. They do a whole range of projects, you can find them here: https://www.oysterworldwide.com/

India is going to be worlds away from anywhere I have been on holiday before and I will spend 5 weeks in a Delhi hospital which is going to be an experience from what I hear.

The hardest decision I had to make having decided to go was what colour t-shirt to order, but with that decision out of the way the planning has been in full swing.

I had great debates with my poor mother on whether to take a suitcase or a backpack and after having to get a heavy suitcase up a tram step I could suddenly see all the advantages to a backpack. Suitcases may have more space and wheels, but on uneven surfaces with 20kg of stuff they are suddenly not so amazing.

I nearly changed my mind on Asia after a trip to the travel clinic with the long list of recommended vaccinations - I think I will be a pin cushion by the time I leave. It pays to look around as different places charge significantly different amounts for the same vaccines.

The organisational side is ramping up a gear with merely weeks to go I am very excited about the adventures ahead.


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