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oh jeez it's been more than a month since I updated. I'm sorry, loyal followers (of which, I have none...except maybe Tina...I will have to work on that).

Nothing particularly exciting has been going on, just school, applying for internships, etc. etc. I take an internship this summer for school, where I have to do something in the field of epidemiology. I have an internship in Erie, PA with their Board of Health (hooray!) and what most likely looks like an internship at The Cleveland Clinic in the neurology department. I'm waiting to hear back from a program in NYC and something here in Columbus as well.

I really like school, I love what I'm doing. Even things like statistics are interesting, because they're so related to my field. I should be done by December 2010 with classes, and have to do a final culminating project (essentially a thesis), which I should finish by March 2011. So, hopefully the letters MPH will follow my name in about a year...kind of exciting!

Also, little known fact: a B- is failing in grad school. At least, at THE Ohio State University. So if I get a B- in any of my classes I have to repeat it. That's kind of scary. Ok, really scary. There's not a lot of wiggle room.

I'm on the phone on hold with Ohio State financial aid right now trying to figure out how they will handle my loans for the summer class I have to take. Basically, I have to pay Ohio State to take an unpaid internship this summer. Thanks guys. I could be out making money, trying to put a dent in the debt I am accruing (FROM YOU!) but no. In essence I am paying you for the opportunity to work. That's nice.

I have the tendency to get real worked up about what's going to happen next, the future, etc., and I am well aware of this. I actually have no idea why I do this. Is it so I have something to look forward to? Is it because I want to be as certain as possible about something that isn't very certain? I don't know. I'm more excited about the future than scared or nervous, I think I am just impatient. I like to know things. I like things to happen.

Brian and I celebrated our one-year anniversary and our second Valentine's Day together, which sounds like a small thing, but makes me happy. It does not seem like it has been a year, it seems much shorter actually. He's my best friend, and he's doing so well in law school, I'm so proud of him. He's going to make the best lawyer.

Ok that is all for now. I'll post sometime soon again (I promise!)

xoxo

Kate*