Shakespeare once wrote 'what's in a name?' Well it turns out, everything. I have been trying to think of a name for this blog for days, trying to think of the perfect name. I wanted something that would sum up everything about me and all my plans for my trip to India in one or two words. So after thinking and thinking I eventually came up with.... Nothing. It's simply not possible, so I gave up. I decided to go for something slightly simpler.
Something I probably should have mentioned in the earlier post is that I'm a reform Jew. One of my favourite prayers/songs is Lo alecha. I think the words really sum up why I'm going to India.
'Lo alecha hamlacha ligmor, v’lo atah ben chorin l’hivatel mimena'
'You are not expected to complete the task, but neither are you free to avoid it' (Rabbi Tarfon, Pirkei Avot 2:21)
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Introducing me
So I thourght I should probably introduce myself- a blog with no writing didn't seem quite right really! I'm new to this and most of you reading this probably already know me but if you don't, here it goes.
My name is Louise and I'm 18 years old. Yep, you guessed it, it's another gap year blog. So I should probably be honest an tell you why I'm taking a gap year in the first place because it wasn't my first choice. Last year I applied to medical school but got 4 rejections... Gap year it was! I am fortunate enough to be writing this safe in the knowledge that I will in fact be starting medical school in September, the question now is where.
For the past few months I've been woking at the emmeline centre for hearing implants. I'm now preparing to go out to India to volunteer in a special needs orphanage called Sarahs Covenant Homes. It's a wonderful organisation dedicated to caring for some very special children, but more on that in another post.
I really hope you enjoy reading my blog and I'll try really hard to remember to write things!
My name is Louise and I'm 18 years old. Yep, you guessed it, it's another gap year blog. So I should probably be honest an tell you why I'm taking a gap year in the first place because it wasn't my first choice. Last year I applied to medical school but got 4 rejections... Gap year it was! I am fortunate enough to be writing this safe in the knowledge that I will in fact be starting medical school in September, the question now is where.
For the past few months I've been woking at the emmeline centre for hearing implants. I'm now preparing to go out to India to volunteer in a special needs orphanage called Sarahs Covenant Homes. It's a wonderful organisation dedicated to caring for some very special children, but more on that in another post.
I really hope you enjoy reading my blog and I'll try really hard to remember to write things!
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