In July I went to Sydney Australia for a medical symposium. I love every opportunity to increase my understanding of aspects of my...

Wow! The Sillik Family has reached the two year milestone of immigrating to New Zealand. What an adventure it has been! On the morning of...

We decided to make a weekend of having to drive 3hrs south of Auckland to Rotorua for the RANZCOG ceremony some weekends ago. By the...

When we became a Fellow of ACOG (the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), we weren't given a moment to be recognized for...

Getting caught up on some posts since getting more storage for this site. May 2023 Throughout the life of a doctor, there must always be...

Years ago, I discovered a Facebook group of doctors, all seeking to leave the US and practice medicine in other parts of the world. I...

I have maxed out on my storage capacity with this blog site and I am debating if to pay for a better plan or launch my own domain on a...

Before we left the US, Randy and I strategically planned what we would pack and how we would prepare for life outside of the US. We...

During our three-day weekend trip to Russell, Northland, I indulged in reading a book that had been high on my list after watching and...

In the middle of February, before the end of summer, we drove north to the Bay of Islands for a weekend getaway that I'd planned months...

Confession. I found the draft of this post that I started months ago. It was after a 20 minute drive north, to Point Chevalier Beach. A...

New Zealand is a country that relies on skilled labor from overseas. The government grants various visas to skilled workers in a myriad...

My heart is full and I feel hopeful. We have been impressed with Micah's highschool since before he started attending. Between good...

I am often accused of keeping a foot in the politics and day to day drama of the US, even though I have extricated myself from it. I...

I have been out of the United States for almost 18 months. During that time I have realized that a large part of my acclimation process...

The other day, Randy was perusing his phone and this came up in his Google Maps. It made us pause in wonder to see all the places we'd...

We Are Exhausted If you have been paying attention to the words of Black activists, particularly those who identify as women, you would...

I came across this some days ago. I certainly don't know everything and every day I strive to gain a better understanding of the world,...

So... I know that my last post was a bit heavy. I admit that I was in my feelings, but who could blame me? I hope that those of you who...

---> 607 mass shootings this year in the US ---> 50 anti LGBTQ bills proposed this year in the US ---> Complete reproductive healthcare...

I came across this image on Facebook, with the above description. I see this little bird being as content to stop moving as he was when...

October 7th was my birthday. We took a quick 1hr flight down to Wellington for a one night stay to catch an amazing show (World of...

I have a few posts sitting in drafts. Posts that I'd started, that are definitely relevant, but that I haven't had the mental "energy" to...

I have always believed that getting older would only be a sad thing if I was aging without accomplishing my goals. I always understood...