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Bonny Scotland
I have spent this week in beautiful Glasgow. It has been a wonderful time meeting some extraordinary people and having some fantastic conversations. An absolute highlight was having the privilege to meet Sir Harry Burns, surgeon, former Chief Medical Officer of Scotland and champion for reducing disadvantage and highlighting the impact of early adverse experiences…
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I like kids
My week in Boston had many highlights. After my initial culture shock of Cambridge I stretched my wings and got to see a few of the many lovely sides to this part of the world. There was of course meeting incredibly talented and committed people working to better the lives of children and young people…
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All hail Florence
So something fun. Elissa, another Churchill Fellow who is undertaking this adventure at the same time as me with remarkably similar itinerary, booked us tickets to see Florence + the Machine this week. Was so great. She IS a machine. Elissa joked that King Charles III should play ‘King’ at his coronation. There’s been worse…
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Things to think about
I had a number of really interesting meetings this week with some fantastic people. I won’t share all my notes with you because, well, partly it won’t all be interesting or relevant, but also, then I won’t have anything left to reveal in my final report will I. Of course I will, as I need…
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Home to Harvard
Too much time to myself makes me moody. Not sure did you can tell by my previous posts… Then I see little cute reminders of home, and I FaceTime Cameron for half an hour and I feel better. He reminds me I am meeting people the next day and that is exciting. Fills my cup.…
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Welcome to Boston
After my NYC weekend I board the Amtrak train to Boston. A relaxing 4 hour trip with some lovely views along the way. Trains are a nice way to travel. I manage to navigate the Boston public transport system and make it to Central station in CambridgeMA, where my AirBNB and home for the next…
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New York City Blues
So my first weekend of this trip finds me arriving in New York at around 9pm. Nice chat with the Lyft driver – originally from India, spent 6 years in Melbourne. Did one year of his Accountancy degree then changed to hospitality. (Didn’t ask how that went down with the folks!). Now he’s been in…
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New Beginnings Program
Meeting with Dr Erin Lund Santa Rosa Community Clinic I meet with Dr Lund in the small office she shares with Dr Deidre Bernard-Pearl and other other physician. Dr Lund runs through the details of the program rapid fire and with the practice of someone who has made this pitch many times and has many…
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Meeting Molly
I met Molly Reed at the suggestion of Deidre – she thought we would get along and she was right. I also wrote an awesome blog about the experience. Then it got deleted and I lost it all. So I am sulking. But suffice to say, I spent an hour or so with Molly who…
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Day 1 – quite the day
After two days in downtown San Francisco I check out early and head across the bay to Berkeley Marina my spot for the next three nights. My contact here who has been amazingly welcoming before I have even arrived (for the last 3 years of planning/delays/planning again) Deidre Bernard-Pearl is coming to pick me up…
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