perfectionism is a form of procrastination.
Again published in 2018… bare with me while I refresh this blog.
I’ve visualized a perfect travel blog featuring pictures and tales of my travels. I had held out for quite some time because I did not feel that I spent enough time traveling to justify time spent on a blog. But as my time in pharmacy school winds down (THANK GOD!) and I recount the countries and cities I’ve have the privilege of visiting— I realized that I should start now.
I hope to use this as a creative outlet and as a way to share my experiences while away from home. I have a ton of photos from my most recent international study abroad externship in South Africa. There I had the opportunity to work on a project with the Southern African Development Committee on pharmaceutical regulation. In many ways this experience refined exactly how I wanted to make an impact— through policy.
Sort of a segue— but as a pharmacy student you have to opportunity to pursue fellowships sponsored generally by pharmaceutical companies. I sought a post-doc/fellowship in regulatory affairs/policy. After attending “ASHP Midyear” and undergoing over 24 interviews in 3 days— followed by an additional 16 interviews (3 onsites) as a final candidate generally at the company headquarters— I landed a US and International (Global) Policy and Intelligence within the Global Regulatory Affairs Group at one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the country. I’m on the right path.
As a celebratory post— I want to share some of my fondest memories in Cape Town, South Africa. Places captured Western Cape (Sand surfing), Table Mountain, Parasailing (Over SeaPoint), BoKap, Green Street Market, Stellenbosch, and Cape Point. Hands down THE MOST beautiful city in the world. Don’t @ me.
Keep a look out for future post featuring Durban, Johannesburg, and Pretoria SA. In those post— I will share more about my experiences there. I realize that this post I did not write too much on my actual experience but that’ll change I promise!