Crazy things always seem to happen to me. I've had several requests from friends to write about my stories in real time, but never thought I could write an entire blog about my silly life. While funny, it was far too uneventful. But now I have the perfect excuse to start a blog. I've been given the opportunity to travel the world for six months and I'm going to document my misadventures along the way.
Six months is a long time, but I just happen to have a large chunk of time on my hands. I just finished a four year PhD program in medical entomology. Due to the less than stellar economy, jobs are few and far in between. Thus, I thought it wise to use my lack of employment as an opportunity to flee the country while I'm young, before the responsibilities of life begin to pile up.
I'm planning on taking this time to collect myself. Finishing a PhD is hard enough, but my journey was made more difficult with a breast cancer diagnosis at 26. Seven months of chemo and a mastectomy later, I'm doing great. But my brush with my mortality has made me look at things a little differently. The next six months will be a practice in stopping and smelling the roses. In being out of my comfort zone. And really just living.
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