{"id":2,"date":"2006-05-11T00:30:32","date_gmt":"2006-05-11T04:30:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-01-09T17:22:08","modified_gmt":"2008-01-09T21:22:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/rocha\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/rocha\/files\/2008\/01\/me123.JPG\" alt=\"me\" height=\"198\" width=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>About me:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I started this blog in an effort to do a triathlon. I have left all previous posts. The original plan was to do a sprint triathlon in October, but I ran out of time! Triathlon season is over for the time being. While doing triathlons is still my ultimate goal, I have a new cause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&#8220;That the deaf may hear, and the blind may see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Ever since high school, I have always volunteered and worked with charitable organizations. Being a part of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary&#8217;s marathon team, TEAM EYE AND EAR, is a great way to stay motivated and use my resources to raise money for a great cause. All money raised by me will go towards research at the Eye and Ear Infirmary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">For those of you who don&#8217;t know me here is the brief bio:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I was born and raised in a small town in Texas. Moved to Massachusetts for school. Work full time and work on my Masters degree part time. Hang out with friends every chance I get. Love meeting new people. And now, I LOVE WORKING OUT AND FUNDRAISING!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>About my charity:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Massachusetts<\/strong><strong> Eye and Ear Infirmary<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">Since our founding in 1824,      MEEI has been guided by a mission \u201cthat the deaf may hear and the blind      may see.\u201d Our vision is to be the preeminent world-wide source of advances      and leaders in preserving and restoring vision, hearing, balance and voice      as well as in curing disorders of the head and neck <\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">MEEI is a non-profit      specialty teaching hospital that is dedicated to excellence in the care of      disorders that affect the eye, ear, nose, throat, and head and neck.      Patients come to MEEI for specialized care from Boston,      New England, all throughout the United States, and from 99      countries around the world. <\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">MEEI is a pioneer of research      to preserve and restore vision from blinding diseases including macular      degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and others. Extensive      research is underway to improve diagnosis and treatment for hearing loss,      balance problems and head and neck cancer. <\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">MEEI is the primary teaching      hospital of Harvard       Medical School      in ophthalmology and otolaryngology. Each year, approximately 100      residents and fellows participate in one of the most sought-after medical      training programs in the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About me: I started this blog in an effort to do a triathlon. I have left all previous posts. The original plan was to do a sprint triathlon in October, but I ran out of time! Triathlon season is over for the time being. While doing triathlons is still my ultimate goal, I have a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":231,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/rocha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/rocha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/rocha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/rocha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/231"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/rocha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/rocha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/rocha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}