I can remember at least three pivotal moments where my life’s path faced a fork and I had to choose between the known and the unknown. The first was when I chose to remain at my high school in Queens despite being accepted to Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, the second was when I opted…
I decided to take my first salsa class at a small but blossoming dance school this past week in downtown Manhattan, where I am spending the month of March taking a medical school elective. The Latin American dance instructor, Joel, began by spinning a yarn about the origins of New York Style Salsa. He spoke…
It seems to be a common belief in our society that creativity is a trait that nature bestows upon a lucky few individuals. Pop neuroscience books and magazines assert that the era of the right-brain has arrived. The world belongs to the 10% of humanity that is left-handed, the creatives. Meanwhile, the rest of us…