nothing was the same (yes that is the title of Drakes next album...)
Seriously though, nothing was the same! If you told me last summer that I would be living in Chapel Hill for another year post-grad I probably would have laughed in your face and told you that I'd be on the other side of the world. But alas, I'm in year 5 of my Chapel Hill life!
Wow, so it's been a bit over a year since I blogged, and a lot has changed since then.
I remember last summer I thought I would be leaving for the Peace Corps this summer for two years. Unfortunately my application was delayed for an extended period of time, so I found out last spring that I wouldn't know my placement until early in 2014.
I spent winter and early spring of this past year applying to jobs in the time that I thought was just between graduating and going to the Peace Corps, but as with many things, it didn't end up as planned; what I thought would just be a couple more months in Chapel Hill ended up being at least another year!
I am currently working at the Duke Global Health Institute, and have been working there as a Research Assistant since April of this year. I can honestly say this has been a great, enjoyable, and eye-opening experience for me. Although it's only been a few months it has made me further realize that global health is what I want to pursue. I work in the obesity prevention program with a great team. I've learned so much about the research process, including all that goes into creating a study from start to finish.
I am very glad that I started writing again, although it was short lived last summer I think it's a nice thing to do, to get things off of my mind. I really don't expect anyone to read this, but if you do I hope you enjoy my ramblings. I really would like this blog to be more about topics that interest me and not just my day to day experiences.
My next post will be a piece on obesity prevention research, although I am of course biased on that subject :)
Someone important to me reminded me that I like to write, so thanks to you if you read this one day for that, you know who you are!
Until next time,
Vanessa
Wow, so it's been a bit over a year since I blogged, and a lot has changed since then.
I remember last summer I thought I would be leaving for the Peace Corps this summer for two years. Unfortunately my application was delayed for an extended period of time, so I found out last spring that I wouldn't know my placement until early in 2014.
I spent winter and early spring of this past year applying to jobs in the time that I thought was just between graduating and going to the Peace Corps, but as with many things, it didn't end up as planned; what I thought would just be a couple more months in Chapel Hill ended up being at least another year!
I am currently working at the Duke Global Health Institute, and have been working there as a Research Assistant since April of this year. I can honestly say this has been a great, enjoyable, and eye-opening experience for me. Although it's only been a few months it has made me further realize that global health is what I want to pursue. I work in the obesity prevention program with a great team. I've learned so much about the research process, including all that goes into creating a study from start to finish.
I am very glad that I started writing again, although it was short lived last summer I think it's a nice thing to do, to get things off of my mind. I really don't expect anyone to read this, but if you do I hope you enjoy my ramblings. I really would like this blog to be more about topics that interest me and not just my day to day experiences.
My next post will be a piece on obesity prevention research, although I am of course biased on that subject :)
Someone important to me reminded me that I like to write, so thanks to you if you read this one day for that, you know who you are!
Until next time,
Vanessa
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