Category: About Myself

The knowledge acquired in schools and colleges, I believe is not an education, but the means to it. It is this belief that makes me a student to the end of my days, the obvious direction being curiosity towards exploration. From the start, I had a passion for science and mathematics, which only grew as…

Earth sciences, in general, have always been compelling to me, but my particular interest in geology and physical geography has sparked as I have learned about geographic processes that have shaped the world around me. How our solar system formed, Earth’s structure, tectonic processes, and their hazards especially fascinate me. These are the courses I…

Everyone needs to be inspired, and inspiring others can only have positive effects. They can be the people that surround us in an everyday life. My inspiration consists of my parents, Oralia Reyes and Pedro Reyes. They are two full-blooded Mexican immigrants with remarkable stories of hard work, sacrifice, and resilience in a hostile society…

I am assured in my call to pursue a career in Diagnostic Radiology – a choice that’s the fruit of a lot of thought and investigation throughout my collegian medical studies. I was initially introduced to Diagnostic Radiology through drug lectures and my third year of grad school. These early encounters were principally restricted to…

Love. A concept not understood by many, having not experienced it or felt it, it is often treated with relative skepticism and mixed feelings. I am in love. A profound, unexplainable, wild, enthusiastic feeling that streams through my veins  and stomach for that matter. The way to my heart is through my stomach. I…

As an infant, I was always susceptible to extremely high fevers. It was not unusual for a simple viral infection to cause an unusually high spike in my body temperature. It was not a surprise when, at the age of two, I experienced my first febrile seizure, a convulsion brought about by a fever when…

Beef is when you need two gats to go to sleep, beef is when your…. No, beef in this case is the cow flesh prepared as a food. The largest supplier of beef is the United States. They produce 20% of the world’s source. Beef comes in a large variety, ranging from loin to shanks,…

When I think about my future career in healthcare, I am always reminded of how badly I wanted the doctor kit for my American Girl doll when I was around 6 years old. I never got the kit because I didnt want to ask for it knowing how expensive it was; instead, I would create…

Anxiety is a normal reaction to any perceived threat or anticipation of danger, which most often manifests as apprehension, tension, or uneasiness. If we believe that something important to us is under threat, if we overestimate that threat and underestimate our ability and available resources to deal with it, then we will feel anxious. Exam…

I live in the United States, so I call America home. However, it would not have been home if it were not for my parents. 5 years ago, my parents told me about their journey to America. According to my parents, about 20 years ago they arrived at the United States to start a new…