March 2009

When I last left off last time I cut my hair. Well since then I have had three great interviews: two at UCH and one with the City and County of Aurora. I feel very good that I will get an offer from at least one of the three. One was with Emergency Department as a CTA in the E.R. working nights and three 12 hour shifts. Another position was in interventional radiology. That position would be interesting because I would get to wear scrubs everyday and who really wouldn’t like to wear pajamas every day? The position with the City and County of Aurora is a Grant Administrator position, working with a funded grant for the Healthy Aging Initiative. Of the three positions, the grant administrator position is more along the lines of what I want to do with my career. So wish me luck! I feel some good news on the horizon.

I leave for Ethiopia in 9 days! I am so excited! This trip is going to be one of the most amazing experiences in my life; it will be life changing. I try to imagine what I am most excited about: the AIDS orphanage, the Fistula hospital and Project Mercy. The reason I feel that this trip will be so life changing is because I am still a “blank canvas” when it comes to what exactly I want to do for my career. I know that I want to be in health administration, but the field is so vast. My trip to Ethiopia should help guide me in a direction for my future. I also know that I can’t put too many expectations on this trip as well so I don’t end up disappointed. I am very excited to see the colors in Ethiopia. I am excited about heading to Africa, I have never been there before. From the group that went last year there is hike which takes about 4 hours to do right outside of Yetabon, up to some amazing waterfalls. I am not a big hiker, but I think it will be well worth 4 hours out of my life. Also, wish me luck that I get some hippo when we go to the lake!!

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January 2009

January is over. School is in full swing and I am well on my way into what seems to be a solid 2009. So where were we last time?; preparing for my fundraiser. The fundraiser is over and it was a success. We raised over $1,400.00 and I would like to say Thank You, to everyone that helped make this event special. So coming back to school after the first big break, it was definitely challenging trying get in the swing of things. I would recommend that you trying to keep reading and staying on a pattern; it helps to make the transition more enjoyable.

The job hunt is still ongoing; it seems to be a job all together going through the process of finding positions, applying for them and doing new cover letters, but like they say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

I am getting more and more excited about the trip to Ethiopia; I leave in less than 2 months!! All of my shots are done, except going to get my malaria pills on Thursday.

Just got back from a little weekend in LA and it was a good time. It really has given me the bug to want to live by the beach again. I spent a Friday night down at Hermosa Pier and had a few cocktails at Sharky’s. I highly recommend their happy hour if you are in the neighborhood. The beach was awesome and some of the sunset pictures I snapped are amazing.

Went to Venice Beach on Saturday for the first time, definitely an interesting place with lots of fantastic people watching and saw my first medical marijuana doctor’s office and store to purchase your medication. Los Angeles is a unique place. I have been to San Diego before but LA is a world unto its own. The freeway system alone is a feat of enormous proportions. The reason for the trip was to go with a friend for her birthday and see the Michael Fronti show. That was a blast and I got to hang out with some good friends. All together it was a great weekend to get away and regroup, to focus on keeping my head down, to find a new job and clear the head for school, and to show what I am working for, so that I can have the ability to move to California for a few years to work and live by the beach.

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December 2008

Happy holidays! Thanksgiving has just passed and we are 12 days out for Christmas. School just ended for the semester and everything is rolling along nicely. School has so far been a wonderful experience and I really believe I am taking advantage of all that it has to offer as well. I have just applied for Student Program Assistant for the ACHE congress in Chicago this upcoming March. I am pretty excited about this opportunity to experience my first healthcare conference. The job hunt is still on going and things have definitely picked up in the past few weeks. I have had 1 interview at UCH and just this week I had 2 interviews for a different position.

This is my study area at Regis in the library...where I do all my homework!!

But as it is the holiday season, let’s talk about all the good things I am thankful for. I am thankful for being in school and that it going along better than I have ever planned. I am thankful for all the wonderful friends and teachers I have and the support that they have given me. The thing I am most thankful for is the growing and learning I am doing. As I have begun to enter the healthcare world, I am learning new things on a daily basis. I have just purchased Tom Daschle’s book on reforming healthcare to gauge where he might be taking the US healthcare system as the new Head of Health and Human Services. Now usually this is not the type of book I would purchase, but now I am pretty excited to read it. In the global healthcare class, I have begun to explore the health of the world beyond our borders and I really feel as if I can do something good with my fundraiser. So take this time and smile and tell everyone happy holidays, enjoy this time with family and friends and be excited. Be excited because if you are reading this, you have begun to take a step into an exciting career. It is by far one of the most important and exciting steps I have taken in my life and I wish you all the best.

Till next time…

Here I am getting my shots for Ethiopia.

Skiing at Winter Park, taking advantage of a free one day pass, things student can enjoy when class are done!

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