I’ve been back home three times in the last month or so. Not gonna lie, it’s been really nice.
I got to see a lot of friends and family and the weather’s so much more pleasant than in Madison this time of year.
Deep in a freezing winter, I’ve started looking around and thinking about potentially making a move soon. This is mostly because Madison’s a little too small-town for my young adult tastes and I’m hungry for some more adventure and change. Those are my wants right now.
An alternative would be to get those wants another way, by taking advantage of my on-the-road job and fly to where I want to be.
I was encouraged by a friend to travel more, including flying home and to fun locales for random weekends. It’s an intriguing idea that I’ve started working on already.
I attended Health Career Connection‘s alumni conference in Berkeley a few weekends ago and was so inspired by all of the amazing work my colleagues are doing.
My peers are at the forefront of a changing landscape, leading public health initiatives and lowering health disparities.
It’s a wonderful time to be working in the healthcare industry, as it finally feels like the tide has turned. The health mindset in America is shifting from “sick” care to “health” care.
Say what you will about the less than stellar debut of Obamacare’s health insurance exchange, it was a major change and step in the right direction.
In the electronic medical record field, I see it everyday as providers and clinicians are getting over the new system learning curve and starting to harness the incredible power of big health data.
Exciting times, and I love being in the thick of it.
It’s freezing in Madison.
I always tell my friends that it’s really cold. But I’m not sure if they always believe me.
Now that I have some stats to back it up… I’m allowed to complain about the cold!
I guess now that I’ve lived in the third coldest place in the U.S., it’s a strong bet that the next city will be much warmer :)
Finally checked “ice skate on a frozen pond” off the bucket list yesterday.
Me and a couple friends went to nearby park, borrowed skates and hockey sticks, and had an awesome time.
It’s kind of crazy how I hadn’t done this yet. All we did was pass the puck around and stick handle a little, but man, was it fun.
Thinking about getting some skates of my own.
This is something you can’t find in the Bay Area.