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Jen

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About Me

I'm a perpetual student. I graduated with my master's and now I'm applying to medical schools all over the country with hopes of becoming a pediatrician someday. I'm still involved in genetics research with the University of Nevada School of Medicine and am currently volunteering at the ER of a children's hospital. I also work at the State Health Division as a Developmental Specialist and provide rehabilitation and play therapy for infants and toddlers with disabilities. It breaks my heart to see medically fragile children who are two years old but have yet to learn to walk, talk, or even swallow food. I feel that I can do so much more for them than just educating them. They're the reason why I want to be a physician. :)
People often ask us when we're having kids. We've got so much going on right now that having kids is just going to have to wait (at least for another couple of years). I am blessed to be married to the most wonderful, caring, and amazing man and I'm so grateful that he's in this with me 100%. God-willing, I'm pretty sure it'll be worth the hard work and patience...it's simply a practice of DELAYED GRATIFICATION. =)

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

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My Interests

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Coby Karl beats the buzzer with a 3-point shot at the Lakers vs. Kings game. A little blurry from my camera phone

Our *baby* Sienna (Click here for her page)

"I've mastered the adorable puppy look.""I'm so smart, I can read."

I'd like to meet:

Friends, acquiantances, family.
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Music:

Depending on my mood, I like anything from Tchaikovsky, Bach, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Micheal Buble, to 3 Doors Down, Korn, Three Days Grace, NIN, 10 Years, 30 Seconds to Mars, Chevelle, Lifehouse, Nirvana, AFI, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack Johnson, to Tricky, Nelly, Aaliyah, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Timo Maas, Chicane, Buddy Guy, Tony Bennett, Harry Belafonte, and Harry Connick, Jr. =)

Movies:

anything that'll make me laugh, swoon, or both :p

Television:

I don't get to watch much TV lately...

Books:

Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder, Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (took me three years after it was released to finally get down and read it!)

My Blog

Somebody Wants Me!

...Or is at least interested in me.   I just got an interview invite from one my top choice medical schools!  Wow, I'm so excited, I can't contain myself. One step closer to my dr...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:55:00 PST

Who Would You Choose?

At a recent committee panel interview I was asked this question: "There is a terrible car accident involving 3 vehicles with severely injured patients: in the first car, a 2-year-old, in the sec...
Posted by Jen on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:59:00 PST

(Literally) Falling off a Chair

Ever heard someone exclaim, "I was so surprised, I just about fell off my chair?" My response would be something like: "Oh my gosh, really?" But now, I could probably say, "Oh my gosh, I kno...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:02:00 PST

The Skinny Letter

Anyone who's gone through some type of college application process knows that good news from one's dream school usually comes in the form of thick packages and that bad news - i.e., rejection let...
Posted by Jen on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:28:00 PST

Emancipation

It was fun to get away from the desert with my husband and actually see real trees, real bodies of water, and breathe some dust-free fresh air for a couple of days. It was also nice to ...
Posted by Jen on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:10:00 PST

Boo...again

Life presents us with choices at a young age, like a road that diverges into two early in our journey. Follow the path that is filled with love and obedience to the laws of the land and the Lord ...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:50:00 PST

"Did you get married this weekend?"

There are just some comments that people say that can only make sense in Las Vegas. This recent one, I think, was the cutest I've heard. Yesterday, Roel and I were at the mall trying to pick out...
Posted by Jen on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:03:00 PST

My feelings can be summed as...

My schedule has definitely messed up my sleep cycle because right now, at 3 in the morning, I am WIDE awake. I have to start my day in 5 hours, and by tomorrow afternoon I will be ...
Posted by Jen on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:34:00 PST

The Point of No Return

So it's official. I'm officially registered to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) on May 31, 2007 at 12:00 noon. According to the ticker on my profile (which seems to count down faster as ...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:52:00 PST

Post-op Pic

Our furry four-legged kid came home from her surgery today! She whined constantly when the vet tech brought her out, kinda like, "Why'd you leave me here? I got poked and prodded on!" Right now S...
Posted by Jen on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:27:00 PST