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Book Addiction

by Oct 27, 2017

I’ve always loved to read. As a child, I was the one skipping playdates because I was what we call in Romanian “a bookcase mouse.” I remember all my summer vacations having 3-4 books by my bed and starting them all because one was never enough.

I also remember some good years when my mom started making more money and almost evert week she came home with new books.

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Reading in the airport lounge

My “addiction” grew bigger with years and with any new interest my bookshelves became heavier. When I had my first dog, I started my bookshelf about training and caring for pets. When I was working from home and had more time I started my cookbook collection.

As you can imagine, the biggest part of my collection relates to alternative medicine but that doesn’t mean I read only those. I like a good novel and when I read before bed, I still love the feeling of a real book and not my Kindle.

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Bookstore in Bucharest, Romania

I love browsing isles in Half Price Books stores and I always leave with my hands full. These stores were one of the things that I fell for when I relocated to the U.S. Being able to afford more books anytime I wanted was a dream come true.

How many acupuncture and oriental medicine books do I have? A lot! Have I read all of them? Not really. Some of the books required in classes are not exactly what I was looking for, so in time I researched and bought the ones that I thought were better and helped me understand more.

When do I have time to read? Every time I have a free moment like a patient cancellation, a long flight, or just a couple of minutes before going to bed. I read some pages. I found out that if I keep a book in my purse at all times, pretty soon I’ll be done reading it.

Do I have all the books I want? I wish! With so many books out there, I always want a new one.

Do I read only in English? No. I still love to read in my native language and every time I go to Romania I come back with a couple of books.

Next book on my list? Right now everything is about me taking boards so review books are on top of the list. 

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Iuliana Lixandru

Iuliana Lixandru

Hello! I'm Iuliana and I'm a student at National University of Health Sciences in the Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (MSOM) program.

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