Meditation has been an interest of mine for a long time, something that really excites me and keeps coming up as a theme in my life. In high school I decided to lead my psychology class in guided meditation for extra credit. In college I created a poster for my Biological Research course based on a fascinating research article by Jon Kabat-Zinn on mindfulness meditation and its effect on immune response. After graduating college I attended a 10-day silent meditation retreat that was one of the most significant experiences of my life. In Peace Corps I have been working on a meditation center in our provincial hospital and after Peace Corps I would like to research meditation, enlightenment and better understand Buddhist philosophy and culture. At every stage of my life I am continuing to learn more and more about meditation as I grow and I think it will remain very important to me throughout my entire life.