With the recent worldwide fears associated with the ebola outbreak, which is quickly outpacing the attempts to control it, new …
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Was Robin WIlliams’ Suicide Selfish?
Alongside the regular mourning of Robin Williams’ untimely passing there has arisen a more unhealthy banter regarding suicide and depression. …
Monday, August 11, 2014
Social Media and Your Career
Last week as I was updating my facebook status with what I felt to be a very important picture of …
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Ebola: should the treatment be sent to Africa?
So Ebola is the obsession of the month, and understandably so. As a point of interest (probably only for me) …
Monday, July 14, 2014
A Nation of Fear: How the TSA Scares us into Silence
So yesterday my boyfriend and I were returning to Washington Dulles from London Heathrow, a trip I have completed with …
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Why do you want to be a doctor?
As you will know from the few posts I’ve made so far this year I am attempting to go to …
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Long Time No See
Well this blog has been on my mind a lot recently, I have lots of ideas of things I want …
Monday, January 20, 2014
Why You Shouldn’t Seek Psychiatric Help
As I have mentioned I am working on applying to medical school this year. Part of medical school applications involve …
Friday, January 17, 2014
How can I be Fully Engaged in “The Human Experience”?
A while ago my post on adult peer pressure and drinking was posted on Thought Catalog. One of the commenters …
Thursday, January 16, 2014
An Unpopular View on Disrespecting Dead Bodies
A recent news story about a technically dead young mother who is being kept on life support to keep her …
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Privilege: Can We Get Over the Past and Move Forward?
We live in a world in which certain people are born into a sex, race, religion, etc that brings them …
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
No more intelligent debates: does attacking someone make you right?
I know that putting others down has been something that has happened for centuries. Jokes at the expense of others, …
Friday, January 10, 2014
Do stupid and fat equal bad?
I have had a particularly bumpy week in terms of plans and life goals. At times I felt pretty defeated. …
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Don’t talk to me, I have a boyfriend
The last time I was at the bar for one of my boyfriend’s band’s gigs an obnoxious man starts talking …
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Do you know what you’re eating?
Every January my mom cuts alcohol and caffeine out of her diet. She’s been doing it for years now, a …
Friday, January 3, 2014
“Everyone was drinking so it was a fun night”
The quote is from a conversation with an acquaintance when asking how his New Year’s Eve party went. I found …
Thursday, January 2, 2014
What is wrong with fat?
So it’s the end of the holiday season and people are coming out of their food and drink comas, returning …
New Year, Same Old Me
Well, another brief hiatus from the blogging world brought about by family and holiday obligations. I am now woefully behind …
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