I think my ideal public health professional like looks a bit like the following: 1 foot in the field (areas of greater poverty and need) and one foot in more developed areas where I can drink nice cocktails and have fun meals at interesting restaurants. I am so drawn to communities with big needs. I also want a quality of life. So, this requires some reckoning and pushing back. I want to be in the mess, and I also want to be out of it. I do not have this figured out, but it helps to simply say it.
