So, like I mentioned in my first post , I am back in school after 10 years. I already had an MPH . I had a pretty lucrative career. It was very intense (sometimes working until 10pm, 12 am or a few times  as late as 4 am) but I often got to travel, and when I had free time I traveled even more. I can't remember how many countries I'd been to before I left the US for Seoul in December 2008, but last summer I made it to 50 (and I'd like to double that by the time I am 50). Photo credit: Google I say all of this to say, people kind of saw this coming but didn't really see this coming. A long time ago, I was a pre-med student. I have always been interested in human psyche and behavior, so I majored in something called Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology . I like to call this a fancy triple major of Anthropology , Biology,  and Psychology  . The Anthropology 101  class I took my freshman year was to blame for this, and still remains my favorite class of all time,...

I'm starting this blog as a way to keep up with my newest journey, working on my PhD.  Here are the key things you need to know to understand my perspective: I'm a " non-traditional " grad student*: I got my master's degree many years ago (10 actually) before deciding to go back to school again for my doctorate I am a former  third-culture kid addicted to travel - I've been to 50 countries and counting. You can read about some of my pre PhD life living in South Korea and Nigeria .  I'm passionate about many things (inequity and health disparities primarily) and  I'm a nut job (well clearly, since I left a lucrative career to go back to school) I can't promise I'll write as frequently as I should but it should be fun documenting all the crazy fun times And if you caught the the title of this blog is a play on blink-182's song    ...well, I'm not too sure you should be proud of that.  (Note: no actual nudity but ...