Sunday August, 20th

Hi Everyone,
The last month went by pretty fast. The end of July and beginning of August were spent in finishing up preparations for me to move to Atlanta. I'm in Atlanta now, living in one bedroom. One of my friends is staying with me for a few weeks and after that I'll be on my own for real. So far, I just finished up my first week of medical school. It was intense, surreal, exciting, and scary all at the same time. My classmates are all great and come from very diverse academic, professional, and cultural backgrounds. I'm going to have a good time getting to know them. It's been a little hard adjusting to life over here. Living alone and being in a new environment, I'm facing the usual challenges one faces when starting something new. It's harder since mom isn't with me, physically and I'm away from my father. I am fully aware of all the positive notes: he's not really that far away and I talk to him multiple times everyday but it doesn't make the adjustment any easier. I'm taking the harder road, living away from him and doing something on my own. I know I'll succeed and everything will work out but it's going to take a little while before I'm adjusted completely. I just have to be patient with myself. Dad is doing alright, going through similar motions but keeping himself occupied. Our friends and family have ofcourse been amazing through-out this new phase in our lives. I have so much support from friends from high school and undergrad. who live around this area. Dad has been spending time with his friends in Augusta too and has had many homes to go over to and hang out. So, support is endless, for which we are so thankful. But adjusting ourselves is going to take time and we're trying to be as patient as possible with ourselves.