My First Blog Post

So I've decided to join the ever growing number of persons with, glup, a a blog. Why you ask? Well I guess it's so people who I've grown apart from, friends I talk to all the time and anybody else can know what's going on with me. Not that it's that exciting, my life is pretty boring really, but hey, why not.

So what is up with me you ask? Good question. Well, after I graduated in 2005 from Virginia Tech with my degree in Biology I started working for ATCC (The American Type Culture Collection) here in Manassas, VA. I work in the Bacteriology Quality Control Department as a Team Leader/Biologist. Some time I spend working with bacteria, growing it, testing it, giving it my stamp of approval. The bacteria is then bought by research institutions, universities, pharmaceutical companies, food companies, etc. Also being a Team Leader means I deal with a lot of people. People with questions, people with complaints, upper level management, people who need things, etc. I am a middle person between my boss and the other 7 people that work in my area. There are days I hate it and love it, but overall it''s a good job to have. Hours are pretty flexible, I'm not stuck in a cubicle (I have a desk and a lab bench) and it's a great company to have on a resume in the science world, oh and it's close to home.

Ahh, yes, home. I do still live at home with my parents, with can be a big pain in the ass, but hey, I am saving a ton of money, which will give me the opportunity to do other things I want to do, like travel.

Speaking of traveling, my biggest news of lately is that I am heading to Munich, Germany come March 13-18th. I've always loved to travel and want to see as many places as possible (went to Brazil at 18, studied in South Africa in college). My biggest problem post-college has been the lack of a travel buddy. Living at home, I have money and can take time off, but all of my good friends are in grad school and have no money or time or in the Peace Corps (Eileen!) so I have no one to travel with. I’d been thinking for a while about going somewhere solo, just biting the bullet and saying, forget a travel buddy! I figure, the longer I wait to do things, the more I am going to regret, so I am finally doing it! I saw a $430 plane ticket to Munich and I’ve always wanted to go and experience the Bavarian culture, so I plugged in the credit card number and bought it! Traveling to Europe alone? I’m either crazy or adventurous, I prefer adventurous. I turn 25 in a couple weeks and it’s time to start living life and not regretting NOT doing things. The way I see it, you always regret the things you don’t do more then the things you do, so why not get out there and live life?

Well that’s it for my first post, pretty boring, but hey, I’m just getting started, perhaps my life will get more exciting soon! (We can hope!)

Cheers, Cathy