A Little Bit About Me

Hello! My name is Rebecca Blunt, and I am currently a second-year here at OSU majoring in business management … wait that’s not right … Nursing! I am majoring in nursing, as you could probably guess due to the fact that I am taking Therapeutic Communications in the College of Nursing. Seeing as this is my first blog post, I would like to use this opportunity to introduce you to myself both professionally and personally. Fasten your seatbelts, because it’s going to be a wild – and informative – ride.

I was born and raised in Southern California (not Cali). I’m from the city of Glendora, but seeing as how no one in California – much less Ohio – knows where that is, I will break it down for you. I am about an hour away from anything truly important: an hour from Los Angeles, an hour from the beach, an hour from Disneyland, an hour from the mountains, etc. Despite being far from the action, I managed to pick up a couple of hobbies throughout the course of my life. I like to consider myself relatively artistic or crafty. Unfortunately, I lack the attention span to become truly invested in any one subject. As a result, I can knit, paint, draw, felt, water color, and sew with slightly above average skill. I am also a lover of books, movies, and stand-up comedians. My two favorite books are The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls and Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, my two favorite movies are Pride & Prejudice and Love, Simon, and my favorite comedians are John Mulaney and Trevor Noah. From my hobbies, you are probably assuming that I must be very pale from all the time I spend indoors. While you technically wouldn’t be wrong – I am very pale – I do enjoy a plethora of outdoor activities too. I like to play tennis, kayak, swim, zipline, and relax in my hammock. I also like to travel, especially to places with good food and good beaches! My dad made it his mission to see all 50 states, and because hiring a nanny was too expensive, my siblings and I have each been to about 35 states with him. This coming summer I am about to go to Europe for the first time to visit Spain and Portugal. I hope I get the chance to go back to Europe soon, because Greece, Italy, France, and Ireland are all high on my list of places I would like to see. Because it’s going to be expensive to travel to all of those places, I decided I better find a good job. That’s why I decided to become a nurse!

Just kidding! More thought went into my decision to pursue nursing that that, but I needed a segue into my next paragraph. And, would you look at that? Here we are! Almost every person I tell that I am going in to nursing asks what specialty I want to pursue, but I still do not have an answer. I am interested in many specialties, and I have very little knowledge about the intricacies of each. Luckily, we have clinicals, so I can see where I find my niche. As of now, I am interested in working in the ICU, NICU, or labor and delivery. I like the idea of something fast pace that constantly changes. Truth be told, I am open to anything. I just want to get as much experience as possible, so I can be a confident and highly-skilled nurse wherever that may be. My only experience nursing, aside from the one-day of clinical I have had so far, was this past summer training as a CNA in a rehabilitation center. My favorite part about the experience was working with all the people. I found their quirks incredibly entertaining, and I am looking forward to a future of working with people from all walks of life.

I think that pretty much sums up the majority of my life right now. Hopefully I didn’t completely bore you with all the detail. I am looking forward to the semester ahead, and I especially cannot wait to dive deep into the content of this course. Thanks for your time!