I present to you, my weekend in iPhone pics. Taken in the place that may quite possibly be my new favorite city.
This weekend I was able to go to Washington D.C. for a Health Education Advocacy Seminar, and it was incredible. I got to walk along the cobblestone streets, looking at the most amazing architecture and trying the most amazing food, like pistachio gelato, Eastern Market's famous "blue-bucks" pancakes, fresh honeycrisp apples, or the best halibut I've ever eaten, just to name a few. I could definitely see myself living in one of those colorful little town houses, spending every weekend at flea markets and book shops. So idealic.
And, of course, the reason I was there was pretty amazing as well. I got to talk with Representatives from Utah (and by that, I mean their staffers) and convince them that Public Health is the greatest. It's not too hard to convince people of that, because it is easily the greatest. It's the idea that we can prevent disease before it even happens. It's the idea that by simply improving health, we can improve a person's entire quality of life. It's the idea that every man, woman, and child deserves to be free from the burden of disease. And I love it. I love feeling like I might actually have the ability to make people's lives better, even if only slightly! This world is full of trials and heartache, but public health can fix it in some capacity.
I'm really not into politics, but it was really cool to be able to see the system at work and to participate in it. I mean, not to get too extreme here, but what if what my group and I said in those meetings convinced congressmen to vote a certain way, and we change the course of the country?? (Definitely going too extreme, but still. Point made.)
Good times. God bless America.
And, of course, the reason I was there was pretty amazing as well. I got to talk with Representatives from Utah (and by that, I mean their staffers) and convince them that Public Health is the greatest. It's not too hard to convince people of that, because it is easily the greatest. It's the idea that we can prevent disease before it even happens. It's the idea that by simply improving health, we can improve a person's entire quality of life. It's the idea that every man, woman, and child deserves to be free from the burden of disease. And I love it. I love feeling like I might actually have the ability to make people's lives better, even if only slightly! This world is full of trials and heartache, but public health can fix it in some capacity.
I'm really not into politics, but it was really cool to be able to see the system at work and to participate in it. I mean, not to get too extreme here, but what if what my group and I said in those meetings convinced congressmen to vote a certain way, and we change the course of the country?? (Definitely going too extreme, but still. Point made.)
Good times. God bless America.
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