on thursday, i went to a potluck that one of my professors put on just for our
class. this class, i think, has been one of the most interesting classes of my
college career. it is a public health course, a grad course at that. but
undergrads are allowed, and im glad i enrolled. we get to talk about real
issues dealing with public health in this world, and although i wish it were
a bit more structured and lecture-like, it is good nonetheless. the
professor is amazing, i must say. he has done much in the world of health
policy throughout his life and career. anyway, back to the potluck. our entire
class was invited, and most of the students showed up. considering there are
only about 15 students at most in the class, it wasnt too hard to coordinate
everything. but it was a nice time getting to know people, hear where they are
from and just eat together. it's pretty amazing how diverse our class is. i
guess this just goes to show the diversity of people in grad school. in our
class, we have people from all over the world, literally--including nigeria,
palestine, iran, the philippines, and all over the US. this is in a small group
of 15 students too. on top of that is the age difference...some students are
close to 30, some are married with kids, and then there are the few undergrads,
such as myself. all in all, a great class.
so anyway, i recommend this class, public health 222, to all who are interested
in public health policy, and especially those who are development studies
majors, because it fulfills one of the requirements for the class.