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-'''After you have filled in information in a specific section, be sure to remove the "instructional" text, including this introduction!'''
+Hi :)  I'm a female medical student in my mid-20s and in the middle of my training to become a doctor.  One day I plan to be a pediatrician - and probably a pediatric hematologist/oncologist, which is a doctor who takes care of kids with cancer (like neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, and leukemia) and/or blood disorders (like sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, and leukemia).  I've got a few more years of training until I can get that far though.
-Start by giving some information about your "real" self. This can include your gender, age, occupation, and so on. ''Remember that any information about your "real self" that is requested on these pages is purely optional. The point of the project is to collect your memories about playing in the group, and doing so does not require personal details. However, if you are comfortable giving them, they will be interesting for the reader.''
 ==Characters==
-In this section, list links to your character pages. You can include [[Creation and Upkeep of a Character Page|character pages on the wiki]], or on the UPDS. Here are some examples:
-* [[Wolf, Tristan|Tristan Wolf]]
+* [[Ehlanii, Karynn|Karynn Ehlanii]]
-* [http://www.starbase118.net/lcars/profdet.php?pid=2 Tristan Wolf]
+* PNPCs:
+** [[Doubleaux, Marcel|Marcel Doubleaux]]
+** [[Barkett, Megan|Megan Barkett]]
 ==Real Life information==
-As noted above, this is purely optional. However, feel free to talk about your real self, including what you do for a living, your hobbies, interests, and so-on.
+Medical School keeps me really busy, so I don't often have time to do many other things.  When I do have the time, I love to crochet.  It helps keep my hands busy while I'm watching TV, movies, or even recorded lectures from school.  I recently made a "crochetted quilt" where I made small crochetted squares and then put them together.  It turned out looking pretty cool!  :)  I have an interest in genealogies and I sometimes compose for the piano and flute.  As far as compositions go, I'm most proud of a collection where I set hobbit songs from JRR Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'' to music for a class project.
 ==How you came to UFOP: SB118==
-Talk here, with as much length as you please, about how you found the group and why you applied.
+I found the group through my then-boyfriend, now-fiance.  He joined the group about 7 months before I did.  At first, when he joined, I thought it was just silliness, and got pretty annoyed when he would spend HOURS reading, writing, fussing with pictures, etc.  Then, I started reading some of the posts (just to see what was so funny).  For a few months he started his own tiny group for a small group of Trekkie friends who were far too busy for UFOP:SB118 but who might enjoy the general format.  I started really enjoying the SIMming format but the rest of us weren't nearly active enough to keep it going.  Around that time I started reading posts from the ship Jack was assigned to again and got HOOKED.  (laughs)  I couldn't quit reading.  So he suggested that I actually join.  I was worried about the time commitment, but then as we thought it over, we figured out that it was probably do-able with my schedule.  I joined in Late September of '07.
 ==History==
 Now talk about your memories of the group. Here are some ideas for what to talk about:
-* Where were you first placed? What was it like starting to sim on your vessel?
+I was first placed on the ''USS Ronin'', which I requested because it was where Jack was assigned.  We're both still there now.  It was helpful that Jack had already "broken the ice", and that I had done a lot of reading of the SIMs ahead of time because he had already made friends out of character.  I started talking to a lot of the same people out of character and it has really eased my transition in character, I think.
-* What have been your greatest challenges in this group?
+<br>
-* What have been your greatest achievements in this group?
+<br>
-* What do you hope to ultimately accomplish?
+As a Counselor, it has been a bit of a challenge to gain the crew's trust.  I'm not sure if its widespread throughout the group or just on my ship, but it can definitely be a challenge to SIM a counselor, because it kind of requires gaining people's trust.  On the other hand, the command staff has worked hard to a) send people my way for mandated counseling, b) give me diplomatic-type tasks to help me develop that skill and c) give me science tasks to work with my character's other strengths.  As more people get used to the fact that I'm around, they've been more willing to have a chat with the counselor.
-* Where do you see this group in five years?
+<br>
-* How do you think this group has contributed to Star Trek's legacy? How has the group contributed to the internet community?
+<br>
+So far, my greatest quantifiable achievement in the group is my single promotion from Ensign to Lt. JG.  I'm also fairly proud of a few SIMs I've written - many of these are on the Wiki for anyone to read.  Ultimately I have a few goals award-wise that I'd like to achieve in the next few years.  I'd also like to just keep improving my writing - both in SIMs and in the writing challenges.
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