July 2009 - Posts

Fast Forward Button, Please
July 30, 2009 12:12 PM by Skyler Perkins

The countdown to my 4 th year externship has officially started, and I am so excited because we have the chance to choose where we want to begin our careers! Of course, I want to go back to the southeast where I belong. I am so homesick, it's ridiculous. Read More...

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Looking Toward the Future
July 23, 2009 10:26 AM by Skyler Perkins

The mystery has been solved, and my suspicions were right! My employer is having financial difficulties and, therefore, they are having difficulties paying us. They actually sent us an e-mail 2 days after we were supposed to get paid that said they had Read More...

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On the Move
July 16, 2009 12:21 PM by Skyler Perkins

What a busy week! This quarter, I am taking a class on cochlear implants and similar devices. All three companies have come to speak to us since the class has started, but this week we had a day-and-a-half workshop with Cochlear Corp. There was a bilateral Read More...

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Where I Go, Crazy Follows
July 9, 2009 9:53 AM by Skyler Perkins

That's it! I think I'm going to write a book after I finish school. The title will be, "Where I Go, Crazy Follows: The Weird Experiences of a Working Grad Student." Catchy, huh? It just always seems like the most unbelievable things happen to me, and Read More...

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Holiday Planless
July 2, 2009 11:43 AM by Skyler Perkins

I just finished my second week of the summer quarter, and I already feel like this is a vacation compared to the past winter and spring quarters. I only have two classes and remediation, so I have a little room to breathe. It feels good to finally have Read More...

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