ABOUT ME

 

Hey there, I’m doctor007, but you can call me Adrian.  I’m a 24 year old guy from Australia, a medical student, and gay.

There’s more to me than all that, and that’s what the blog will hopefully show you.  It can be a little hard writing a blog as a medical student, only because there are so many more out there, and of such high quality.  Some of those medical students actually know something about medicine!

Simple Kind of Kid

When I was a kid, I didn’t really have a competitive streak.  If I wasn’t interested in something, I didn’t try too hard, and didn’t care if everyone else was better than me.  This meant that I was bad a sports, maths, science, law, and just about everything else except English and acting.
I used to get that same old comments on my report card, “he has the ability to do the work, but he’s so distracted…”.

So then I went off to study Journalism, because I was told it was the only thing I’d be good at, and I believed it.  After 6 months of that, I realised it was a wrong move, at least academically.  I grew up a lot, there.  Not enough, but a lot.

I came home to the Gold Coast and started working full-time in food and beverage at an island resort.  I worked the bar there for a long time, and enjoyed the creative allowance given to me in the bar, but I ultimately felt out of place.  I don’t know exactly what it was that motivated me to consider medicine, but it during this time on the island.

 

Uni Days

So I decided that I wanted to be a doctor, and started looking into how to go about becoming one.  Wow.  It turned out to be a long process, starting with getting my pre-requisites at TAFE, and then a 3-year biomedical science degree.  Sitting the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test, and being interviewed by the admissions panel.
Nevertheless, I got in.  So here I am!

What Defines Me?

Like a lot of people, my family and friends define me, but more importantly, how I treat those people I love defines me.  A lot of the time, I take them for granted, and there have been times in my life where I have made mistakes that I regret.  Mostly, though – I appreciate everyone in my life.

What Am I Like?

Full of contradictions.  Sometimes I’m a funny guy, and then other times I’m not.
I’m too serious a lot of the time, and also, a little too childish for comfort.  I can also have fun when I want to.
Inwardly, I feel like a happy guy, and too often my outward projection is one of criticism or bitterness.  I’d really like to change this, because sometimes I say things that I don’t mean or agree with.  I don’t know why.
I need people around me, but sometimes I can’t be bothered talking, and it’s no reflection on you – it’s just that I’ve crawled into my shell and I’m happy there for a while.

Thanks for reading.  I’ll always put myself on the line here, and the vulnerability is a type of catharsis.  So feedback helps, and I do appreciate it.

I hope you like it here.

Adrian.

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