For some reason this song as been in my head ALL day!!
I confess that I have even been singing it at the top of my lungs while playing my electric air guitar!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
A Story of Contemplation..
So, I'm going to try out this whole Blogging Thing...
You'll soon figure out, that I am quite the thinker. I can never ever turn my brain off, and I am constantly contemplating various aspects of life,from little irrelevant things like why we call our Father's "Dad" instead of "Faf" to what I'm going to do during the whole year I'm taking off after I graduate in May to how God can be such a complex fella.. silly I know..
What I am most contemplating lately, is...
"WHAT THE HECK AM I GOING TO DO FOR A WHOLE YEAR AFTER I GRADUATE BEFORE GOING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL?".
You see, I went into college with the aim of being a Child Psychiatrist so I majored in Biology. Throughout the three years I have been in school, I probably changed my career aims about 10 times.. from being a High School Biology Teacher, back to being a Doctor of various kinds, to becoming a Research Scientist..everything stayed in the science field but I just couldn't figure out what my ultimate goal was. I knew I wanted to be able to live a full life, have a family, and most importantly help people!
About a year ago, I decided Medical School was out of the question, that it was not something I wanted to do. So, I decided I would go to Graduate School, get my PhD in Neuroscience, and become a Biomedical Research Scientist. I then began taking the steps to make that happen. I applied for a summer internship at UAMS, and got it! I spent the last ten weeks living in Little Rock and working in the Dept of Geriatrics with a wonderful and crazy intelligent group of people on Alzheimer's Disease. It was a great learning experience in many ways, and my first big kid job where I actually got to use my brain! But, after this experience and an enlightening epiphany I had a couple weeks ago, I know this is NOT something I want to do for the rest of my life..
I have now happily and I'm pretty sure finally, decided going to Medical School is what I want to do! I feel called to work in Pediatrics! I LOVE KIDS!!
Unfortunately, I made this decision, a wee bit late, and I am not at all prepared to to take the MCAT since I have not yet taken a couple classes essential to doing well on this daunting exam, or even thought about studying for it. Therefore, I have decided to take a personal year off after graduating in May with the aims of going to Medical School a year late..
So, now there is this question of what to do during that year?
I know I want to TRAVEL, VOLUNTEER, and just LIVE LIFE.. but with who, what to do, where to visit, and, with what money???
Hmm.. definitely something to ponder about..
I confess I am a bit scared, but extremely excited about this opportunity to just live for a year and do whatever my heart desires.
Any Ideas? I'd love to hear! :))
You'll soon figure out, that I am quite the thinker. I can never ever turn my brain off, and I am constantly contemplating various aspects of life,
What I am most contemplating lately, is...
"WHAT THE HECK AM I GOING TO DO FOR A WHOLE YEAR AFTER I GRADUATE BEFORE GOING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL?".
You see, I went into college with the aim of being a Child Psychiatrist so I majored in Biology. Throughout the three years I have been in school, I probably changed my career aims about 10 times.. from being a High School Biology Teacher, back to being a Doctor of various kinds, to becoming a Research Scientist..everything stayed in the science field but I just couldn't figure out what my ultimate goal was. I knew I wanted to be able to live a full life, have a family, and most importantly help people!
About a year ago, I decided Medical School was out of the question, that it was not something I wanted to do. So, I decided I would go to Graduate School, get my PhD in Neuroscience, and become a Biomedical Research Scientist. I then began taking the steps to make that happen. I applied for a summer internship at UAMS, and got it! I spent the last ten weeks living in Little Rock and working in the Dept of Geriatrics with a wonderful and crazy intelligent group of people on Alzheimer's Disease. It was a great learning experience in many ways, and my first big kid job where I actually got to use my brain! But, after this experience and an enlightening epiphany I had a couple weeks ago, I know this is NOT something I want to do for the rest of my life..
I have now happily and I'm pretty sure finally, decided going to Medical School is what I want to do! I feel called to work in Pediatrics! I LOVE KIDS!!
Unfortunately, I made this decision, a wee bit late, and I am not at all prepared to to take the MCAT since I have not yet taken a couple classes essential to doing well on this daunting exam, or even thought about studying for it. Therefore, I have decided to take a personal year off after graduating in May with the aims of going to Medical School a year late..
So, now there is this question of what to do during that year?
I know I want to TRAVEL, VOLUNTEER, and just LIVE LIFE.. but with who, what to do, where to visit, and, with what money???
Hmm.. definitely something to ponder about..
I confess I am a bit scared, but extremely excited about this opportunity to just live for a year and do whatever my heart desires.
Any Ideas? I'd love to hear! :))
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