At JMU, students are usually within their own bubbles. I have been at this school for almost four years and just last week went downtown to sight see. Harrisonburg is said to be a diverse community, but I have never gone outside my comfort zone to be able to see how diverse and beautiful the area really is. After listening to Alexandru Coman, I realized how vast epidemiology really is! His study in the delta with domestic birds was fascinating. I hope the human population in Romania or surrounding areas do not become affected by the fowl. Thank goodness Dr. Coman said the possibility of the virus being transmitted from the birds to the human population was very unlikely! So I'm not exactly a world traveler. I have never been outside of the country and never pay much attention to international affairs, but listening to Dr. Coman and his study of influenza in Romania, I was intrigued. I'm beginning to understand epidemiology has so many outlets and can be applied to different aspects around the world. I really enjoyed hearing about the new psychiatric hospital being built and how it will be much better for the patients than the old, crowded hospital. I thought having a guest speaker from another country was very cool and I hope we have many more in the coming semester! Listening to others experiences allows for a better understanding of the subject and I like to see how epidemiology relates.
I hope one day I will be able to travel the world and see different cultures. I would love to study abroad one semester or even summer and see how epidemiology is used throughout the world. After graduation, I want to break out of the JMU bubble and experience things outside of my own comfort zone. I'm going to need a good, firm push and a lot of luck!
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