Friday, August 31, 2007

Blog Pressure

Ok...So I didn't have any plans for blogging for another week at least but thanks to the fact that suddenly everyone I know wants to know more about my not-so-interesting life, here I am again. It's a nice long weekend and in normal circumstances I would have a lot to do, places to be, things to see (ok..maybe not all of those - but at least I would have a plan). But being in a new city with new people and not knowing anyone can certainly be quite a setback. So my plans for the labor day weekend - read, read, read...It's time for Terry Pratchett to enlighten me with his take on life - since right now mine doesn't seem so funny...

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

changing face of health

During my first class of health communication I saw a film by the CDC. What really interested me about the film was the fact that there was a changing spectrum regarding the illnesses mentioned. For example -first there was small pox, then there was smoking hazards and then HIV/AIDS. One thing that really scared me after watching the film was that there always seems to be some new disease or health problem that crops up just when we think we have beat the worst one...

I guess that's just nature's way on keeping us in check. However the positive side to this is the fact that people do seem to be waking up - thanks largely to the people in the public health field - who seem to have the knack of getting people to listen before it's too late.

More ramblings when I can think of them...

lonely hitchhiker

It's been almost a month since I came to San Diego from good old Chennai and this place still seems as alien to me. I had my first class on Monday and that was when Dr Engelberg said that all of us need to keep a blog as part of our course on health communication. I am not a blogger - I never have been and right now i'm not sure if I will stay one after this semester. This is my first post just to get a hang of it...i hope by the next one I'll no longer be the lonely hitchhiker...