Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine - Achilles Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Fatima Esmail University of South Florida flight before boards part i, my parents mailed me a package with trail mix my mom made and special prayer she had written down for me. My dad sent this note in with the box of goodies: Keep up the good work and life will give you the rewards. Make sure to have some fun along the way. I love you very very very much. Don't worry. Be happy, love. Pappa. My mom had sent trail mix and a special prayer for exants. Her take on everything is eat healthy and pray. Don't forget to pray. My dad's is summed up by Bobby McFerrin lyrics. I also want to thank my good friends here. I enjoyed the study sessions with bmschetta. trocadero. taro bubble tea at Zen. Rangoon, and celebrating to •'board scores” for over a year after the fact. I also want to thank my little sister. Fariha. Having you go through all this at the same time as me really helped me. You w'ere a thousand miles away but always knew what to say because the same thing happened to you earlier in the day. 1 want to thank my older sister for picking up the phone in the middle of the morning. Who knew having you live in London would actually help me out? I love all of you and thank you sooo much!!!! 29 2009 Achilles

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28 Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Steven Ea Temple University BS Biology To my family: Mom and Dad, thank you for the many years of love, support and upbringing. Without the both of you. 1 would not be who I am today. Know that 1 will always hold dear to my heart die life lessons that you taught me. Ling and Willy, what can 1 say? We’ve had our fair share of sibling spats but I know that you are always there for me, even on the few occasions when I DON’T want you around! Thank you for being the thorn by my side. I.ing, like I told you before, you are my favorite sister... despite being my ONLY sister! Willy, call home sometime, we miss you! Wo ai ni men! Love you. Mom, Dad, Ling and Willy. To my friends: Time has really flown by hasn't it? In the blink of an eye, we’ve gone from first to fourth year students and we are now steps away from marching down the graduation aisle and becoming doctors! You, my friends, are the reasons why time has passed so quickly. We’ve weathered the good times (hang outs. Asia trip) and the bad (tests, the Boards), shared our laughter (birthdays, picnics) and disappointments (grades, more grades), but importantly of all. we did them together. Remember: as our individual paths of life diverge, you'll always have a friend in me. Additionally, we're still conquering China, India, Hong Kong. Korea. Vietnam, Pakistan and Cambodia with our collective powers as Podiatrists R Us, right? Lol ... Don't worn- the name’s negotiable. To the Class of 2009: Congratulations! It has been a pleasure being classmates and I look forward to our next step as colleagues. Good luck to you all and I wish everyone much success and happiness!

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30 Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Mohammad Esmaili University of Maryland BS Biology Georgetown University MS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Zohreh Abbas: Thanks for all your help and hard work all these years. 1 couldn't have done it without you in my life. Sorry if it took me a while to decide what I want to do with my life but I finally found something that I really love. Thanks for all the sacrifices you have made in your life to make my life so easy. You two are the best parents one can hope for. Everything good in me is because of you two. 1 love you both more than life itself and can never thank you enough. Ali: GI Doc! You are the best role model that a brother could have. Thanks for all your help throughout the years. You were always there for me since pre-school. 1 mean you had to since you got all the smart genes and I got the looks. Thanks for introducing me to this field. Congratulations on your engagement and the new house. I know I can always rely on you. We both made it. Rest of the family: Ezut and Pouraiv. Love you both so much! Thanks for your unconditional love. You two are the backbone of our family. Jess: It is an honor having you in our family. Thanks for putting up with my brother. Massoud. Saeed. Shohreh: Thanks for all your support. I will never forget your kindness. Mil cousins and Everyone else: Each and every one of you had a part in my achievements and I thank you. The One: I love you so much. You are the best thing that has happened to me. The best part of my life was the Fridays that I knew I could drive back home to see you. I am the luckiest person on earth to have you. Thanks for keeping me sane through out the podiatry school. My Persians: Neda: Thanks for watching out for me. 1 wish you all the best. Congrats on the wedding. Dr.AliAbadi: Officially you are a doctor now I can't call you mohandes anymore. S ira. Bchnyz. Pam, Mehrjiaz: Thanks for all the laughs. Z: 9-5! Thanks for coining to America. You've been a great friend. 1 would have died of boredom here if it wasn’t for you.