I haven't updated this in a while :)

So, to roundup the major events of last month:

-Completed my administrative residency

-Graduated with my MHS in Health Finance and Management!

-Moved back in with my parents as I continue the job search


By now I've been at home for three weeks (seems a lot longer!) and I've more or less settled in. It was tough at first. I'm used to being out on my own and I love to work and keep busy, so suddenly having a lot of unstructured time in my parents' quiet neighborhood definitely required everyone to adjust. Still, I am of course glad to have a place to stay, and I'm happy to be with them.

Job searching/looking for volunteer opportunities are certainly taking a large chunk of my days :) I am also reconnecting - with friends, with some hobbies, with my own sense of well-being. I can't tell you what the second half of the year will look like for me just yet. I am okay with this now. The key at this point, I think, is to cast the net as wide as possible and remain flexible. I'm very lucky not to have to worry about anyone's baggage but my own, which is very light. She who travels alone travels fastest - so you can say I'm making my travel plans for a new journey.

Now, job market and economy - do your part and improve for all of our sakes!!



With a few weeks remaining until her big day, a small group of us took Doro out for her bachelorette :) Highlights:

-Firefly restaurant in Dupont Circle - cozy interior with woodsy look. We got a table near the tree trunk sprouting from the center of the dining room. Concept reminded me of the Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna. The food was lovely - the shrimp and grits appetizer got four thumbs up, and we all enjoyed their Strawberry Sparkle cocktail. Roasted organic chicken, softshell crab, and yellowfin tuna all got rave reviews. The chicken pot pie (something they are famous for) was nice too. I loved the peas and mushrooms in it.

-Eighteenth St Lounge - renovated mansion meant beautiful interior, but questionable crowd and choice of music meant it was time to relocate to Circa Wine Bar :) Yummy pizza and sparkling Shiraz, with a good measure of people-watching to end the night.

Somehow managed to save someone's boarding pass and driver's license on the train going back home, and had the good fortune to network a bit. I'd say it was a good weekend :)