I've have just finished my internship. As I stepped outside the hospital this morning, I think of the looming board exams, I think of finally getting the license to cure (when I pass the exams). And it felt like I was taking up a lungful of fresh air, getting ready to take on another challenge (I'm never in love with challenges, but today, I felt stronger and ready). This year's end was like stepping across a border between two states. Just one step and you find yourself on the other side. Today I see myself as a medical student (even if I already have a diploma), and in 3 months time, God-willing, I'll be a "full-pledged doctor", a fast transition. It's both scary and exciting. No matter how I deny myself of the pleasure of the pride that goes with having a degree in Medicine, as I leave behind my post-grad internship days, I find myself feeling good, if not giddy, for a moment.