Update and Christmas break

Hello !


It's been to long since I posted. I'm not sure why I didn't get round to it but now I will share what's been happening since 2017 is nearly over !
I started 5th year of medical school and it's been great . I actually feel more relaxed than 4th year but I've been using my time as efficiently as I can. I'm starting an OSCE society next semester which is where we do physical examination assisessments and I think it will be great for the students as a learning experience and hundreds of students are so interested. It will be pressure but I've relaxed enough and organizing this and getting it out there will be amazing.
In terms of friends I know I have many but I've come to conclusion no one is there for me like my family is. I've had my lonely moments but I'm happy I've become more independent and stronger especially since I am so extroverted.
For Christmas I would say I'm very lucky. At first it was just a stress but it all worked out thank God. I came home for a weekend break since it was a student holiday in Bulgaria and on my return flight to Plovdiv there ended up being so much snow in London. It was probably the worst snow I've seen in the U.K. We waited for a while and all the flights were being cancelled and the whole airport was so disorganized. I was shocked I was in England. People were leaving and others were shouting because they had no where to go if the couldn't go back home to their country .
 I was blessed enough that my family saved me.
My mom got my dad ready with the van and he drove me in the snow on the motorways to collect me. I had heard all the coaches and trains were also being cancelled so I was worried he would struggle getting there. I had been been traveling and awake the whole night but finally after waiting only two extra hours at the airport my dad came and after vexing put my frustration with a little cry I had a smooth journey home and slept. I came home to welcoming family and delicious hot comforting foods which was what I really needed. My mom had been up the whole night worried about my traveling and my safety so was finally relaxed.
Since so many flights were sold out and me going back for less than a week would have been pointless I ended up speaking to my teachers and arranging it so that I had an extra week of Christmas holidays at home. I would say it was a blessing in disguise! :)


My holidays so far have been me mainly relaxing and trying to study for January exams but I am definitely not as stressed out as I was this time last year. Since that I've enjoyed the Christmas atmosphere by going out to the Birmingham centre And Christmas market, going out to London and seeing museums like the amazing sir John Soane's museum (which I navigated myself with a paper map during the evening),  going out with the family and enjoying the little things like reading a good book on the train or before sleeping in bed.

We lose ourselves in books, but we find ourselves too.

 

Christmas market in Birmingham

Exploring London

I feel so happy and now tomorrow we are finally going for a family holiday to Morocco! It's been a very difficult year in terms of the family situation with my parents so this will be our first family holiday after more than one year.
That brings me to the downside that things aren't so settled and my mom has been up and down since she is suffering a lot mentally with the family situation and my dad.  I'm glad I can at least be there for her. InshaAllah everything goes well for her and god makes her heart happy and shows her what to do next.
happy holidays everyone and I will post more now ❤️
Love Uswah xxx