So there really isn't a comparison between the situation in Egypt and that of post-Katrina New Orleans, but I keep making one in my head after seeing particular news stories or reading my friend LeAnne's blogs from Cairo. Mostly about the not wanting to leave, no matter how bad it gets. Or when she talks about if people want to make real and lasting change they have to DO something. These all ring true to me. And in my perverse mind after reading one of her blogs and hearing an NPR story on how all these small business owners are starving and leaving their camels and horses to die because they can't afford to feed them since the tourism industry has been decimated, my inclination is to plan a trip to Egypt.
Which is why I can't decide between programs that focus on the little individual changes (Clinical and Counseling Psych) versus big lasting changes that take forever if ever (Community Psych, International Psych, Social Policy). But as my wise and no longer island bound hubs said last night, I can always start with one PhD and then add on. Yes, I am OK with eating beans from a can for the rest of my life. Except I can always have a PP on the side.
Another day another blog post another comparison will be about how everyone in my age/social group is focusing on breeding and how this PhD process is my baby. In my mind it is hilarious and poignant.
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