Kitchen experiment

Carmen showed up this morning with a grocery bag full of corn husks and her grandmother’s handwritten tamale recipe. “How hard could it be?” she said, spread...

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Teaching moments

Spent the afternoon reorganizing my anatomy flashcards and something clicked.

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Cultural analysis

Carmen came over tonight to catch up on Friends reruns and somehow we ended up in this massive debate about whether Rachel’s character development is actuall...

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Plot twist

Michelle showed up for our usual Friday session and ten minutes in she just started crying. Not workout tears - real tears. Turns out she got laid off yester...

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Send button courage

Stared at my phone for twenty minutes before finally typing it out: “Hey everyone - wondering if anyone wants to start a regular anatomy study group? I know ...

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Learning curve

Four shifts down and I’m finally starting to feel like I know what I’m doing.

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Study buddies

Sarah showed up with her anatomy textbook and this brilliant idea that we could quiz each other on muscle origins. Two hours later we’re both staring at the ...

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Party planning reality check

Carmen’s engagement party was supposed to be “just a few friends over for champagne.” Somehow that turned into twenty-three people, three bottles of prosecco...

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Long distance

Mom called right after dinner and somehow three hours just disappeared.

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System check

Spread all my anatomy notes across the living room floor this afternoon and had one of those moments where everything just clicked into place.

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