My Perspective[s] and Qualifications: or About Me

"Thucydides, the Athenian..."
History of the Peloponnesian War


Thucydides' goal was to record the most accurate and encompassing history of the war that he possibly could. He knew that to do that, he'd have to disclose and acknowledge his potential bias to his readers. He needed to  ensure that they could critically analysis the events that he recorded so they could interpret the material most objectively. So he opened his book with it. I will take the start of this blog to do the same.

I'm a Junior* in the exercise physiology program at Loyola University Chicago. This is my first year of major coursework, but I've been in the clinical setting for a while already. Currently, I hold my job as a physical therapy aide in my hometown (Small town, WI) that I obtained my Senior year of high school. I also work more frequently in Evanston at AthletiCo with the same title; I've had that job since June of 2010. For the most part, I disinfect equipment, but sometimes I get to interact with patients and enforce the safe execution of exercises. I plan to use my major and work experience to get into physical therapy schools and maybe medical school.

When I'm not studying, I'm dancing. My specialty is social partnered dancing, but I've taken classes in a ton of other styles too**. Lately, I've mainly been dancing swing (blues, lindy hop, east coast, and west coast) and ballet. Though not together.

The dance physiology class I'm taking now blends oh so wonderfully my professional future and hobby. I just can't wait for it to start.
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* I'll probably post a laundry list of subjects and courses that I'll refer to often.
** I'll also post a laundry list of dances that I've studied, for my own challenge.
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Relevant transcript:
Anatomy and physiology
Science and Society: Embodiment (with Dr. Moore)
Exercise Physiology II
Therapeutic Exercise and Rehabilitation

Dance Experience:
Wempner's School of Dance (1997-2008)- tap for all of that, jazz for most of that, hip hop in HS
Oakfield HS Dance Team (2004-2008)- small rural team with a no-cut policy that performed at basketball games
Shut Up and Dance (summers 2008 and 2009)- social ballroom and Latin (and bellydancing in 2009)
May I Have This Dance (Fall of 2008-present)- social ballroom, Latin, west coast swing, and other social dances
Scattered Chicago dance venues (2010)- these have mainly been lessons in social swing like lindy hop and blues