another letter in need of some editing
Dear Kathy Moore,
I am writing this in hopes of extracting some funds in pursuit of a global health career in Nursing, specifically, for my summer 2008 externship abroad. I have come to you in the beginning of the fall 2007 semester and recieved $3,000 in emergency loans when my financial aid failed to come in on time to pay for my tuition and books so you may be already somewhat familiar with my financial state. During class time, I have to work at least 16 hours a week to pay for bills, rent, and food but I am serious about my nursing career and I am serious about my desire to give my nursing skills in the field of global health. I have been wanting to join the PeaceCorp since high school so global aid has always been on the agenda (is this sentence too overdone?)
In addition to being accepted to the Nursing School, I also recieved acceptance into the School of Radiology at UNC for a bachelor's in Radiologic Science. Pay for Radiologic Technicians tends to be higher than Registered Nurses and the curriculum at the School of Radiology is supposedly easier than the demands of Nursing School. However, it is the venue of global health in Nursing that appealed to me and pushed me to become a Nurse rather than a Radiologic Technician.
I am going to Guatemala over spring break with Chris Harlan. I paid for the trip out of pocket and the cost amounted to $1,260. However, my interest is in Southeast Asia so I thought that I should do my summer externship over in that region.
My mother grew up in the Philippines and I still have family over there. I would be staying with my grandfather so housing and food would not be a huge deal. My cousin works as a doctor over at the University of Santo Tomas hospital in Pasay City, Manila. I had just written a letter of intent to the Nursing Director there via my cousin in order to get a volunteer job over the summer. My mom spoke with an agent and got an estimate for a round trip plane ticket for $940. I can only stay in the country for a month since I would only be volunteering there and not making any money. I have held a job since the age of 15 and have barely kept my head above water so not having an income for a month would be a huge financial blow. However, the benefits of this experience would outweigh the risks and I would love to be able to do my externship abroad. Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Leilani Trowell
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Monday, February 25, 2008
my letter of intent to the philippines
this needs editing, need input, please. i am trying to get a job in the philippines so i had to write a letter of intent, help me get a job abroad!
To Whom It May Concern,
I am a second-year nursing student getting my bachelor's degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In terms of the ranking of our school,we have been deemed #4 in annual research funding from the National Institutes of Health (2005) , our Graduate programs are in the top 10 according to U.S. News and World Report (2007) and we boast a 98% NCLEX overall pass rate for 2006. (The NCLEX is the national nursing exam each nursing graduate must pass in order to recieve his or her license to practice.) Within our school, there is a growing interest in Global Health and it is precisely this that pushed me into the nursing field. I have been wanting to join the PeaceCorp since I was in high school so global aid was always on my agenda. I am going to Guatemala for 10 days in March to work in some rural clinics located outside the colonial capital city of Antigua. A few of the nursing students in the past have travelled abroad to places like Malawi and Honduras but my interest lies primarily in Southeast Asia. No one from the faculty at our school has contacted the directors at Santo Tomas Hospital before because I am the first who has expressed a primary interest in working in the Philippines. My mother is an alumn of the University which was how we were able to have contacts in the hospital.
By May, I would have already had my clinical rotations in Medical-Surgical, Psychiatric, and Pediatric. I have had my nursing assistance license since May 2006. Initially, I had worked in home health, travelling to people's homes who require some assistance with tasks of daily living such as personal hygiene, house keeping, and assistance with reading medications. However, when I moved to Chapel Hill, I applied to the hospital and have been working there since January 2007. I work for the House Float Pool, which means that I go to all of the units whenever they require assistance, including in the emergency department, all of the critical care units, psychiatric, pediatric, women's hospital, and the regular floor units. My experience is vast but only within the context of an American hospital, since I am wanting to work in developing nations, it would be ideal for me to gain experience outside the country. Thank you for your time. I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Leilani Trowell
To Whom It May Concern,
I am a second-year nursing student getting my bachelor's degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In terms of the ranking of our school,we have been deemed #4 in annual research funding from the National Institutes of Health (2005) , our Graduate programs are in the top 10 according to U.S. News and World Report (2007) and we boast a 98% NCLEX overall pass rate for 2006. (The NCLEX is the national nursing exam each nursing graduate must pass in order to recieve his or her license to practice.) Within our school, there is a growing interest in Global Health and it is precisely this that pushed me into the nursing field. I have been wanting to join the PeaceCorp since I was in high school so global aid was always on my agenda. I am going to Guatemala for 10 days in March to work in some rural clinics located outside the colonial capital city of Antigua. A few of the nursing students in the past have travelled abroad to places like Malawi and Honduras but my interest lies primarily in Southeast Asia. No one from the faculty at our school has contacted the directors at Santo Tomas Hospital before because I am the first who has expressed a primary interest in working in the Philippines. My mother is an alumn of the University which was how we were able to have contacts in the hospital.
By May, I would have already had my clinical rotations in Medical-Surgical, Psychiatric, and Pediatric. I have had my nursing assistance license since May 2006. Initially, I had worked in home health, travelling to people's homes who require some assistance with tasks of daily living such as personal hygiene, house keeping, and assistance with reading medications. However, when I moved to Chapel Hill, I applied to the hospital and have been working there since January 2007. I work for the House Float Pool, which means that I go to all of the units whenever they require assistance, including in the emergency department, all of the critical care units, psychiatric, pediatric, women's hospital, and the regular floor units. My experience is vast but only within the context of an American hospital, since I am wanting to work in developing nations, it would be ideal for me to gain experience outside the country. Thank you for your time. I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Leilani Trowell
Saturday, February 16, 2008
bossy.
last night i was bossy and restless. today, i was sad for no reason at all. tonight, i will climb the roof of an incomplete building with some cheap red wine and a person i've been neglecting since october. i think february and ennui are one-and-the-same for me each year. the philippines is getting further away but guatemala is coming closer.
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