Today marks the last day of September 2019 and oh boy, am I relieved to say farewell to it. If I had to describe this month in one word it would be: tiring. For the first time in my life, I experienced the feeling of burnout and how it feels to chronically be in a zombie state. But alas, I am well and recovered and I’d like to take a moment to step back and be grateful for the things I have in my life.

It never really struck me until I was preparing for med interviews, but I am really lucky to be where I am now. UniMelb is the top University in Australia and it sometimes amazes me just how qualified some of my lecturers are – some are almost celebrities in the fields they work in. Melbourne is such a convenient city filled with countless opportunities and I’m lucky to be able to even have options of what I want to pursue as a career. I can’t imagine how much it cost for my family to leave China, start up a new life in Australia and work to be able to support my move to Melbourne.

I’ve also been very fortunate to have met some amazing people. People who have such an enormous heart for serving others. People with a faith so strong that can move mountains. People who are much wiser and more knowledgeable than me who are ready to give advice when I need it. I am incredibly blessed to have a great support network around me.  

And what did I do to deserve this? Honestly, nothing. I was simply born into this family and given these opportunities on a silver platter. Most of the best decisions I’ve ever made were made by my family and I’m incredibly fortunate that they knew what was best for me. A lot of the friends I have now I just kind of fell into and it’s honestly by God’s grace that I fell into a great bunch of people.

There are a lot of other things which I could be grateful for – the ability to learn, see, run, etc. but I think this is sentimental enough. I pray that as I enter October and embark on the final leg of my undergrad degree, I’ll remember to count my blessings and not be too anxious about anything that comes my way.