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There's a few things about me that I want/ need the people in my community to understand: I have boundaries. I'm putting this item at the top of my list so we can get it over with quickly : Y'all need to stop asking for checkups  outside office hours.  (And while we're on the topic of boundaries: STOP COMMENTING ON MY WEIGHT!) o I enjoy spending time by myself . I am, quite obviously, an introvert. When I'm alone I get to do all sorts of fun things. I read books, write blogs, listen to music, water my plants, play the ukelele, exercise. There's so much going on inside my head at any given moment that I am hardly ever bored or lonely. So please stop feeling sorry for me LOL! This is just who I am. o I have friends. Yes, really. The other week, my friend Kith (a fellow Doctor to the Barrios) came to visit me in my health center. The midwife on duty that day, Ma'am Alice, told me later on, "Dok na happy ako dok na meron ka nang friends! Mag invi...

It's been a crazy 4 weeks here in Gigaquit, the first two of which I spent quarantined in my office here at the Rural Health Unit. I won't get into the details behind that  but suffice to say: I was gone for a while, and now I'm back. During my quarantine, I settled into such a comfortable routine that I am now considering permanently living here in my RHU. I mean, just look at it. Isn't it so cute? I love the sunshine and the pops of color!  Not bad for an office bedroom. Living in one's office can make one a little claustrophobic. So, as a way to sort of break up my day (or as Paulo put it: create a boundary between personal and work life), I've rekindled my love of biking. At the end of each office day I like to just go out and ride wherever my legs may take me. The newly-cemented Canlagsik Road. With my trusty rusty Shimano folding b ike that I got as a hand-me-down from my aunt. I never thought I could enjoy any physical activity as...