tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125817.post4650516496340691257..comments2024-03-27T00:25:18.396-07:00Comments on adventures of an exuberant explorer: The Need to do Something WorthwhileLaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11142106832357626301noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125817.post-55996474313629344832013-11-16T06:28:11.446-08:002013-11-16T06:28:11.446-08:00I just found this blog while searching through goo...I just found this blog while searching through google, I enjoy reading it. I hope you are doing good and happy with your life after these six years. <br /><br />and I didn't knew about this platelet donation, I will find out about it. Bdw which field did you do your PhD in?crazizackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204317869860337038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125817.post-83836492067375382202007-10-21T15:03:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:03:00.000-07:00I get that feeling a lot, though lately I've been ...I get that feeling a lot, though lately I've been lucky enough to be in a position where I can almost satisfy that niggling feeling. Depending on one's advisor, being a post-quals PhD student lets one do a lot of things not related to research (but not necessarily good for one's chances of being a professor, ha ha). I've found three separate community service activities that are really great, and I spend a lot of time on them.<BR/><BR/>I think Peace Corps and Teach for America are wonderful programs, but I don't think it's that or nothing. If you have a flexible schedule, you can tutor local disadvantaged children, be a volunteer ranger at a local preserve or state park, donate blood products (platelet donors can donate every two weeks, and platelets are really essential blood products), or any number of locally useful activities. It definitely takes a bit of work, as well as -- alas -- some attempts at community service that fall flat, to find fulfilling community service -- something that helps the community and you find fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com