25 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ME

Welcome to the new blog y'all!

I'm just gonna jump right in with this one. I absolutely loved wearing this little OTK boot outfit when I was in NYC with my besties last year. How cute is this little outdoor setup?! It was too perfect to pass up when we left that day. I'm heading back to NYC next week for my cosmetic gynecology elective and I'm super excited both to get exposure to this part of our field but also to see my BFFLs again {impromptu photoshoots, here I come lol}.

Anyways, I'm always posting about medicine and fitness, which are both big passions of mine, but I thought it would be fun for y’all to get to know me a little bit better! So, here are 25 things you didn't know about me:

1. I’m the oldest of 3. My youngest brother and I are a whopping 10 years apart.

2. I hate peanut butter/peanuts but i’ll eat nutella all day!

3. I love the smell of coffee but hate the taste of it; my starbucks order is annoyingly long bc I need my "coffee" to not taste like there's any espresso in it lol. Plus...

4. ...I’m lactose intolerant. Almond milk is my savior.

5. My parents were born and raised in Senegal and most of my extended family still lives there so we visit as much as we can.

6. I was born in Canada and raised there til 2nd grade so I’m a dual citizen of Canada and the US.

7. I speak 3 languages {can you guess which ones??}

8. I love home decor DIY projects and do them all the time. I'm gonna start sharing some of the simpler ones with y'all on the blog soon!

9. I have a slight book collecting obsession and have many many filled bookshelves in my apartment. There are worse obsessions though, right?

10. I wanted to be a photographer (specifically for National Geographic} or an interior designer before I decided on being a doctor.

11. I have teeeerrible vision. Like almost -6 prescription bad.

12. I love all pasta and mac & cheese is my absolute favorite.

13. My favorite colors are blue and green.

14. I have multiple {ear} piercings that each represent an important event in my life. My parents absolutely hate them lol but I'm planning on at least one more once I graduate residency.

15. I used to have my nose pierced {you can still see where it was if you look closely in person}.

16. Breakfast is my favorite meal but I rarely eat it on workdays bc I never wake up hungry {constant struggle lol}.

17. I have a HUGE sweet tooth. My favorite candy is swedish fish.

18. Halloween is my favorite holiday {yes I said it}. Candy + face paint + an excuse to make DIY costumes? So. in.

19. I’ve torn my ACL 3 times and had surgery for it once.

20. I played varsity sports through college which is how I started lifting.

21. I hate spiders and roaches and any other creatures with more than 4 legs.

22. There are candles on almost every table in my apartment bc I can't control myself in the TJ Maxx candle aisle lol {in my defense, my roommate also buys a ton of candles}

23. I have a birthmark on my jawline.

24. I’m a huuuge steelers fan {STEELER NATION!} bc that's where we first lived when we moved to the US.

25. My favorite show is Modern Family and I have watched literally Every. Single. Episode. of Law & Order SVU #StablerandBenson4EVA