For you folks concerned with my health, there are relatively few health concerns:
- Measles (I'm up to date on my MMR... I think)
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu — H5N1 (that's 4 more than H1N1!!!) <-- that's sarcasm... it has nothing to do with the number and H5N1 rarely infects humans.
- Hepatitis A & B (Vaccinated!)
- Typhoid (I may need to get this one)
- Rabies
- Your typical African/Middle-Eastern mosquito-borne diseases:
- Malaria
- Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
- West Nile (I'm from Iowa. I can handle this one)
- Lastly, your standard Middle-Eastern water- and vector-borne parasites:
- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
- Visceral Leishmaniasis (rare!)
- Schistosomiasis
Yes, to answer your question, I'm doing this to scare you. I will be fine. I promise. We have health insurance and everything. Plus, who wouldn't want a few souvenir Leishmania to share with their friends when s/he got back?
I don't know if you any of you have applied for a work visa, much less to Turkey, but let me tell you, it's a daunting process. It is a very formal application, and just reading it makes me nervous that I'm going to screw something up. At the moment, I'm reading the paperwork and preparing to begin the application; however, I cannot submit my visa application until I receive the formal invitation letter from CIMMYT.
This whole process is making this internship a reality for me. I think with high school coming to an end, I'm becoming more aware of what I am doing this summer as I have more time to think about it.
As I mentioned before, intern orientation is on the 7th of May. Lisa has submitted a list of frequently asked questions to the centers and we should be receiving answers that day. If you have any questions, just let me know. I'll be happy to answer if I can. Otherwise, I will find out much more on the 7th.
40 days!
Çok Teşekkürler,
Andrew
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