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My interest in the medical field and, in turn, psychology was only discovered relatively recently, through EMT training. After gaining a year of experience learning and providing patient care, I was inspired to return to school to pursue a career in medicine. My unique experiences have taught me that I really enjoy hearing people’s stories and getting to know them on a personal level – their struggles and their triumphs, the stories that are hardest to tell and the stories that are their favorites. I think understanding people on a deeper and more holistic level makes us better empathizers, better professionals, and better people, and I hope that my own career in the medical field one day reflects this understanding. My interest in mental health comes not only from my own struggles with anxiety but from seeing firsthand the effects untreated mental disorders have on other people. My hope is that through the Humanology Project people will realize just how common these issues are, and that would equate to less silent suffering and more empathetic understanding. When I am not studying or waiting tables on the weekends, I like spontaneous road trips, anything to do with the beach and the outdoors, and the occasional ostrich ride when I’m at the Curacao Ostrich Farm (which actually only happened once).