Go together well

Yesterday, I presented my capstone. My shaky voice was not too bad, actually. Immediately after that, I (along with 4 friends) met with the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration for Johns Hopkins. To give another presentation. We talked to him about the health effects of climate change  and why we think divestment from fossil fuel corporations is a good strategy for collective action to show trillion dollar corporations that leaving a healthy home for our children is more important than their profit margins. Anyway, our group did a great job, and the VP was kind, but it was also  frustrating...bureaucrazy! (I actually meant to type bureaucracy, but the typo makes for an apt descriptor, so I will leave it!)  Fortunately, I got to drink a beer with two wonderful friends (Katherine and Jessica) afterwards. We went to Jessica's house (she's awesome--she's a medical student from northern California), and we got to see her adorable son Jack whose first birthda...

Our puppy-sitting gig ended last night and, although it was fun playing with Maizie, we were reminded of how glad we are that our dog is a grown-up! (Puppies are a lot of work!) We continue to be extremely  grateful to my parents for taking care of Tessie during our time in Baltimore, and we're counting the days until we get to relieve them of their dog care duties. {my favorite picture of Tessie as a puppy} Today, I spent the morning at the Peabody Library , putting the finishing touches on my capstone project (similar to a master's thesis), which is due this Friday. I have focused on global environmental change/climate change (commonly known as global warming ) as a neglected public health problem.  Prior to starting my MPH program, I hadn't really thought of climate change as a public health concern...but it makes sense: people kind of rely on a healthy planet and a consistent climate for our health and well-being!  (Stephen Colbert's thoughts on the mat...