Sikkim Manipal Institute Of Medical Sciences

We are based up at 5th Mile in Tadong. It is a big place with lots of stairs and long hallways that seem to go on forever. Being a medical institute, there is always someone in a white coat rushing from one side to the other. You see students sitting on the steps with big books, looking like they haven't slept much. The air up here is a bit cooler than down in the valley, which is nice when you have to walk between the different buildings all day. We have the hospital side and the teaching side, so there is a mix of patients coming in for help and kids trying to learn how to be doctors. It is a busy atmosphere, but not the loud kind of busy you get in a market. It is more of a humming sound from all the machines and the constant talking in the corridors. We have a canteen that serves basic food, and that is usually where everyone gathers when they get a break. The view out the windows is mostly green hills, which helps when things get stressful inside. It isn't a perfect place, sometimes the elevators are slow and the rain makes the paths slippery, but we just keep things moving. We do our jobs, whether it is cleaning the floors or fixing the equipment, to keep the place running for everyone. It is a lot of responsibility to handle every day.