Stacking Stones: A Year Off... Going to South Africa

I've read my post from April 14th, numerous times... There was nostalgia. And then I remembered thinking one day how I wanted to return to Bara to learn at some point as a resident. I had been debating if I would go to South Africa or Peru for my away elective in my 4th year.. And then I began to entertain the notion of going to Baragwanath, but not for a month.. what about going for a year. Yes, what about taking a year off of my residency to go train at Bara for a year... and I got excited... and ran the crazy idea by a few friends, who didn't think it was so crazy...

Here's the deal:
I was offered a 6 month pediatric training post, and a 6 month medicine training post. My program director supported my idea. And today, the chair of academic affairs granted approval for a year leave of absence from my residency program.

I'm going back to Johannesburg, for a year, to train in the most amazing hospital. I am lucky.

I took the stones and re-stacked them, and to my amazement, they didn't fall this time.

Wow.
Brian