About Me:
Hi everyone! I know I have an about me page on the website but just wanted to introduce myself in blog form. My name is Ethan Ta and I am currently a senior at Carleton College which is smaller liberal arts college located in Northfield, MN (this is of course subject to change so hopefully I remember to update this!). At Carleton I am a chemistry major while following the pre-dental track. I'm currently in the process of applying to dental schools, and should hear back very soon - December 15th (two days away) - from some dental schools. Hope to provide a blog update soon about this! There's a lot more about me besides this dental journey - let me know if you would like to know more. I am happy to share. Read on about my goals for the blog and why I am starting it:

About the Blog:

• Why did you decide to blog?
  Funny story actually - I had a friend who wanted me to make a website using Github. I have some experience with the coding language Java, but I quickly found out that it would take me forever to code to get the desired effect. As they said, I took the "cheaters way out". Am not disagreeing with that statement...
  
  Anyways, while making the GitHub page, I realized that you could do some blogging. I have always wanted a place to record my thoughts and thought that my journey could be insightful to others. Journaling was an option, but I am big tech enthusiast, and thought that using a web-platform would be the best. I also write too slow. Sites like WordPress make it easy to store ideas through typing, link photos, and archive your thoughts in the mysterious cloud.
  
  Looking back, I don't think I have ever been a big writer, but it is never too late to start. I hope what I write is at the minimum comprehendible!
  
  
• What am I going to blog about?
  Ah, the big question for every blogger ever. I have a few ideas: One of the primary focuses is to capture my journey as a dentist. Picking a career is so important, and is heavily emphasized in society especially as a millennial. I want to help those who stumble upon this field or are thinking about it to make the right choice. Whether that means guidance, stories, warnings, etc. I hope to supply those. More specifically, my plan is to have blogs about pre-dental (college, DAT, application) knowledge, dental (dental school adventures and updates), and life there after.
  
  Other posts I wish to do are just about me and how my life is going. As I mentioned, I thought a blog would be an enticing platform to journal in a fun format. This may include about me, general life updates, and just random thoughts.
  
  Lastly, I think sharing things with others is so important. If I have life advice or other things to share, I will do so.
  
  
• What are the goals for the blog?
  My goals for the blog is to capture my life journey and share helpful information to anyone interested. I know this might not find many people as it's pretty niche, but even connecting to one or a handful of "strangers" would make this successful. But at the end of the day, just capturing my thoughts and having a memoir for myself decades in the future would be more than enough to make this an achieved goal.
  
  
• Who should follow?
  Anyone and everyone! Jokes aside, I think this would be great towards anyone considering the field of dentistry or just am interested in hearing about my life story. I know there are a lot of forums out there about dentistry, but I hope to give my unbiased, personal thoughts on topics and be an honest resource for you all. Please feel free to contact me using the contact page on the website. I'm friendly, I promise!
  

Closing Thoughts:
Thanks for visiting my page if you found this. Thanks for reading any or all of my first blog post. Hope to see you in the next adventure! Ta-Ta!