I really could talk about life for hours. Something special happens when you get past small talk to converse about visions for the future and lived experiences that have shaped those visions. Wayne, Natalie, and I had the opportunity to talk to a women who had a great story to tell. When she was 20, she got married and she started her family. Back in the days of the Vietnam War, this was not uncommon, as military families often married young and people married to also get out of going to war. The women we talked to lived through the Civil Rights Movement, saw the aftermath of soldiers coming home from Vietnam, etc. She and her husband are still going strong after almost 50 years of marriage, which is highly venerable. I want to have that sustainable lifelong relationship with my future wife, so the fact that she and her husband were able to do that is definitely encouraging. We all ended up sharing our own stories from when we were 20 years old, and this sparked a lot of conversation about how we got into the Public Health/Global Health fields and what direction we want to go with what we know. Listening to the experiences of others with an open mind will leave you with an open heart by the end of the conversation, and a lot more understanding about where others are coming from.
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June 2019
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