I would like to think of myself as a world traveler. I have stories about drinking absinthe over the river Seine, being menaced by bat-wielding con artists in Barcelona and running through the amazon jungle hunting peccaries with a spear. Naked. Medical school has anchored me a little but I hope to make it to Cuba, China or India in the next year. Left to my own devices, and when not being eaten by med school, I'm a terribly sociable, inquisitive, energetic, creative, ever curious person.

I like books, coffee, Dr. Who, the British in general, sardonic wit, gossip, puns, subtle jokes, technology, and long, rambling stories. I dislike popular culture, the general opinion, unfounded pessimism, unfounded optimism, sports, people who grandfather-in their ideas, fools, cheap beer, normalcy.

In a few months, I will be a doctor. It feels a little like that talking heads song. I am considering staying in Rochester for residency. There are some serious pros and cons to this city.

Navigating unexpected situations, ignoring bad advice, impressing parents, resolving existential crises.

This will be the very first question I ask you when we meet.

Books: Austerlitz, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Mother Night, The Stranger, The Fall, The Magus, Steppenwolf
Movies: Harvey, A Boy and His Dog
Music: My musical tastes stopped evolving about 5 years ago. As I flick through my device, I see that I have MP3s of Andrew Bird, Beatles, Belle and Sebastian, Bishop Allen, The Decemberists, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Miles Davis, Modest Mouse, Paul Simon, Radio Head, and The White Stripes. And podcasts. I do have a friend that burns CDs and sends them as an update to the musical world; the stuff is good but too wide ranging to name.
Food: I think I used to be a food snob...but then I returned to student life.

I can't think of six things I could never do without. I think my quality of life would be greatly diminished if I lost my laptop, the internet, and/or my mind.

If income-based-repayment will actually come through and how I became the type of person who thinks about income based repayment.

I also worry that being a doctor is going to make me a boring person; most of the doctors I know are pretty boring. However, I think the type of doctors I know are not the type of doctors who join doctors without borders. I will probably be okay.

Cooking a meal with friends, out to a bar, or otherwise making trouble.

I secretly can't think of anyone I would rather be than me.

Trust your intuition on this one.