JoNPiNoY Productions has gone through many changes through the years. I had initially started this site back in 2004 to chronicle my artwork and to publicly display a web-comic that I had been working on then entitled The Pillow Book Chronicles. Since then, the site has evolved into so much more and now it chronicles more than just my artwork. It’s now mostly focused on my life here in the Philippines as a Filipino-American living and studying abroad as a veterinary student at the University of the Philippines: Los Banos’ (UPLB) College of Veterinary Medicine. And thus, The Filipino Vet Student blog was born.
Since the start of this site, the focus in my life started with my art and has gradually shifted to my career in veterinary medicine. I guess that was something that was bound to happen, as I had always wanted to become a vet. During my years growing up in New York City, and also having a vet as a father, I began to develop an interest in animals and their care–something that has now developed into a very deep-seated one. While in high school I began to study the sciences which eventually lead me to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science with a concentration in Asian & Asian American Studies from Cornell University’s School of Agriculture & Life Sciences. Since then I’ve taken up a 2nd degree as a veterinary student abroad at the UPLB and use this site to write about what I go through here.
I use this site as a diary of sorts. Something I can look back on after a few years and read to see how far I’ve gone since then. I post up whatever I can related to my experiences at the veterinary college here, but of course that’s not all you’ll find. There are a lot of other posts here revolving around my interests about Asia (I’m attached to Asian culture. Which explains the concentration in Asian and Asian American studies that I have.), food, travels and other things.
In a way I hope that this blog can help anyone out there who is in the veterinary medicine field who may need some guidance. But I also hope to make new friends and share stories with those who are interested in sharing about their life and other experiences as well. One of the goals of this project of mine is to learn more not only about my veterinary career, but also to find other people who share the same interests as me and who I can connect with and possibly learn from.
I hope this blog will give you an honest look at my life here as a vet student abroad. But I also hope that you’ll join me for the ride.
Day by day. Blog by blog.
For more info or any questions or comments you can reach me via my Facebook, Twitter, by e-mailing me at jon [at] jonpinoy.com or by using the Contact Me page.
