Ryan Landi's Public Health Blog

Ryan is originally from Rockford, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Augustana College (Rock Island, IL) in 2009. He is a third year dual degree Master of Public Health (MPH) in Policy and Master of Health Administration (MHA) student. He has completed internships with TRICARE Management Activity in San Diego, CA and the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System (ICVAHCS) and is continuing to work on the University of Iowa’s Emergency Preparedness Plan with the State Hygienic Lab. The past couple years, Ryan has served as president of the environmental group, ECO Hawk, which he helped form with other College of Public Health (CPH) students in the fall of '09. He also served as the VP of Professional Development on the Iowa Student Association of Healthcare Leaders (ISAHL). As a GRA for the MPH program, Ryan will meet with prospective students and keep them updated with current MPH events via Twitter and Facebook and can be followed on his blog located on the CPH’s website.

This student blog is unedited and does not necessarily reflect the views of the College of Public Health or the University of Iowa.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Holiday Break! WINTER! Calmness...

So it's been awhile since I have last written, but reassured I am still alive and well. Going for a dual degree and just being in the College of Public Health will keep you busy. I wrapped up finals last week on Wednesday and just about passed out that night, which was much needed. If you couldn't tell by my last post, I got some new glasses and wore them pretty much from that date throughout finals.

I was able to see my Mentor for the last time on Thursday night for a ugly sweater bar crawl and just a little relaxation and fun before everyone headed home for the holidays. I ended up staying through Saturday to finish up a couple work/club assignments and email that I had pushed off until finals were over with. Sometimes I wish I had a BlackBerry but then I see some of my friends who you sometimes want to say they have "Crack Berries" because they are so addicted to checking them! It is kind of funny but seriously thinking about it, I think I like just waiting till I get to my laptop or a computer to check Facebook, Twitter and email. Sometimes you just need a little calmness in life and for me, that means not having a smartphone, which is fine by me.

I would definitely suggest if you are busy during the year with school, work , family to make sure you take time for yourself. We all need to find time for ourselves and I propose to you that you take an hour, close the door and just enjoy the moment of calmness, even if it's at night before bed. It will help sort your thoughts, especially if your deciding what to do with the next step in your life.

Hope you take a little time for yourself today!

Ryan

PS - The picture is one I got off of Bing.com...one of my favorite websites to get a great picture while studying :) Enjoy!


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