So my meeting at the Center for Global Development went REALLY well!! I got to sign an official contract (VERY EXCITING!!) and talk to Jessica about some of the obstacles I've been facing in my research. To my relief, she said she wasn't surprised that I wasn't finding any research on DPT immunizations in the DRC. She explained that the senior ( Read more... )

So I've come to the realization that being "good" to people can be EXTREMELY trying sometimes, but in the end, worthwhile (or so I hope). I just got off the phone with my mother, and I told her about my stomach issues, and she decided to give me a laundry list of traditional Indian cure-alls. Granted, I was REALLY annoyed because she just kept ( Read more... )

Ow! Stomah lining
Stop burning, I'm sorry
I produce acid

A haiku in loving memory of my stomach lining, may it erode in peace. Here's to my new best friend, Nexium.

I walked into the elevator of FSK today with this guy who I didn't recognize. In typical awkward Disha fashion, I tried to avoid eye-contact at all costs and silently wished the elevator would get to the 6th floor faster, so I wouldn't have to deal with the awkwardness of being in a confined space with a stranger. But, right before I got off, the ( Read more... )

My mom came to visit today!! I was really looking forward to seeing her, and it's been really nice having her here. When we got to the airport, I picked up her duffel bag, and she started yelling at me! "Mom, relax, I got it!" I told her, slightly annoyed. "Your birthday cake is going to get all messed up!" She scolded. Yep, my mom managed to put a ( Read more... )

Birthdays are a great time of year to reflect on where you are in life. My birthday weekend was really nice--it was spent with people I really care about and it was a good mixture of quality bonding time and a lot of crazy college-kid fun...for the most part ( Read more... )

I opened my mailbox yesterday to find an e-mail from Zach, my TA from my Europe trip asking how my semester was going. He said he was going to be in the Foggy Bottom area tomorrow (today) morning and wanted to see if I would like to get coffee with him. Getting that e-mail made me really happy because out of all the people that he was friends with ( Read more... )

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I hate waking up and crying uncontrollably for no apparent reason and getting so worked up about things that I can't breathe and then throwing up and realizing that no matter how badly you try to combat them, anxiety attacks happen completely randomly and out of the blue. And I hate not knowing who to call. And I hate feeling guilty about having to ( Read more... )

For a long time, I've wondered how people can go from being in a really serious relationship to not talking at all; the concept has always baffled me. I mean, for so long two people can mean so much to each and give so much of themselves to the other, but then all of a sudden something goes wrong and bam! that's the end of communication. It kind of ( Read more... )