How awesome is this shirt? Love it. Last night at dinner my friend R asked us what each of us were most excited about. And honestly, for the most part, anxiety overrides any of my excitement about the future. I'm not looking forward to much. Except for one thing. One thing that I don't talk about that often to people, because I don't want to seem flaky or indecisive or obnoxious. I'm excited about the possibility of maybe getting into UNCG and the post-bac program. I honestly get excited when I think about the opportunity to really dive into biology and put myself to the test of whether I really can fulfill my dream. I am eager to prove to everyone that I can do this, that it's not just me avoiding the "real world", or being flaky, or whatever. I have the rest of my life ahead of me to work -- I want to do something I enjoy. And if that comes with a large educational financial debt, so be it. That might be a small price to pay for my daily happiness for the next 60 years. I'm scared and nervous and excited and eager about this all at once. But to really surround myself with science and medicine? Amazing. I would love it. It reminds me of a quote one of my friends posted recently -- and ironically, she is training to be an oncologist. What would you do if you knew you could not fail? I think that's a pretty good barometer of what you really want to do.
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Funny, the other day for a job interview, I was asked, "Where do you want to be in 3 years?" And the only thing I could think of to answer was "to be cancer free and happy in life." Maybe not the right answer for securing a job, but my first thought nonetheless. So if you want to be happy for the next 60 years, then go for it....MM
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