I'm moving to Cleveland!

I am very excited to share the news that I will be working at Case Western University Hospitals come July 1st! Ankoor and I will get to be together again at the program of our choice after nearly 3 years of a long distance relationship. I am so very happy. My breath caught in my throat while the email slowly loaded and relief soon settled in. I am sad that I cannot be home with friends and family to celebrate, but my 8 roommates were fantastic. 2 other people also matched tonight and Terrie (our professor/house mother) bought us chocolate and cheese to celebrate...two things that are hard to find in Malawi. It was fantastic.

I am truly enjoying my experience here. It has been intense and I have much to share from the last two days. Today has had a really high high (matching in Cleveland) and a really low low. I went to the hospital early to find out that one of my patients passed away last night at the age of 29 from an infection that her HIV infected body was too weak to fend off. It is difficult to deal with all of the things that have happened during my time here and I have much to talk about when I get home. For now, I will celebrate my new job while doing the best that I can to positively affect the Malawians that I meet here. They certainly have had a profound impact on my life and I will always remember the lessons that I have learned here.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. I hope to celebrate with you soon.