i am currently sitting the library at the elon law school in downtown greensboro because i didn't feel like sitting in a 4 hour presentation at the NC physical therapy association's conference. its the marriott in downtown greensboro, 2 blocks away from the law school. i'm representing elon in the debate at the conference tonight, so thats why i have to be at the conference. the law school is beautiful. it makes me jealous actually, because its very pretty here compared to the facilities that we have. i feel that the graduate programs are neglected over in elon, but here, they get the best treatment. its not fair. neither is life. oh well.
i'm just excited that i'm not sitting in a 4 hour session on strengthening abdominals and lumbar muscles. the law library will be just fine!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
october = catalyst and clinicals
i think october has got to be my favorite month. in NC, october is gorgeous. no other word for it, just plain gorgeous. its our one real month of fall here before it starts to get cold.
my favorite 2 days of the year also happens in october. CATALYST!!!!! this year was the 10 year anniversary of catalyst, which is a christian leadership conference held in atlanta every year. its 15,000 people with great speakers, awesome worship, and so much creativity in one place. i went last year with my church, and this year, i actually was on a volunteer team. my mom got to come with me this year, she was in california at another conference, and flew into atlanta the night before. we had to be at the arena at 5:30 in the morning, and i was so excited that i only got 3 hours of sleep. catalyst is the most amazing experience, and its so hard to even explain without actually being there. within the church world, its the best lineup of speakers and singers in the country. they always have some pretty big names, and this year they had tony dungy, dave ramsey, josh hamilton, mitch albom, and malcolm gladwell. and i got to see some of my favorite christian speakers, leaders, and pastors, including my hero, louie giglio. its just so amazing to see 15,000 people worshiping together. its an opportunity to take 2 days to re-focus on God and the things that are important in life. plus i got to meet and get my picture taken with dave ramsey. he's the financial guy thats on fox news all the time, the one who tells you to cut up your credit cards.
the other exciting thing about october is that we are getting serious about our first clinical rotation, coming up in january and february. we are filling out all these forms and assessments to put together and send to our clinical sites. its just the first time that clinicals are on all of our minds all the time now. and it means that its actually real. the forms and paperwork is rather redundant and tedious; writing goals and doing self evaluations is really hard for me. i just don't know how to measure those things on myself...i think i'm just way out of touch with that part of my brain. why can't i just say, "i'll promise to try hard and do good." that doesn't exactly cut it unfortunately. i can't believe that i have 6 weeks left of my first year of graduate school. this year has flown by, even though january feels like a lifetime ago. i am looking forward to being in a clinical setting, it will challenge me in so many good ways. i am going to be living with my aunt and uncle in winston salem, and my clinical is in mocksville, which is only about 20 minutes south of their house. it will be fun to stay there for 2 months; my cousin is a senior in high school and i don't get to see my family as much as i would like, so this will give me that opportunity. plus, i made them a deal that since i'm staying for free, i would be responsible for cooking dinner 2 or 3 nights a week. this is pretty much my dream come true, having someone else buy all the groceries, me cook for 6 people, then someone else clean up. all my aspirations in one sentence. i might just drop out of PT school once i realize how much i like that and go to culinary school. i totally would too. if i was failing, i would have so many other life choices, it would be too hard to decide. maybe i'll just go ahead and stay in PT school. i'm almost 1/3 of the way through anyway. and its the hardest 1/3. my grades have never been this good. i haven't gotten a B in a class since about may or june!!
my favorite 2 days of the year also happens in october. CATALYST!!!!! this year was the 10 year anniversary of catalyst, which is a christian leadership conference held in atlanta every year. its 15,000 people with great speakers, awesome worship, and so much creativity in one place. i went last year with my church, and this year, i actually was on a volunteer team. my mom got to come with me this year, she was in california at another conference, and flew into atlanta the night before. we had to be at the arena at 5:30 in the morning, and i was so excited that i only got 3 hours of sleep. catalyst is the most amazing experience, and its so hard to even explain without actually being there. within the church world, its the best lineup of speakers and singers in the country. they always have some pretty big names, and this year they had tony dungy, dave ramsey, josh hamilton, mitch albom, and malcolm gladwell. and i got to see some of my favorite christian speakers, leaders, and pastors, including my hero, louie giglio. its just so amazing to see 15,000 people worshiping together. its an opportunity to take 2 days to re-focus on God and the things that are important in life. plus i got to meet and get my picture taken with dave ramsey. he's the financial guy thats on fox news all the time, the one who tells you to cut up your credit cards.
the other exciting thing about october is that we are getting serious about our first clinical rotation, coming up in january and february. we are filling out all these forms and assessments to put together and send to our clinical sites. its just the first time that clinicals are on all of our minds all the time now. and it means that its actually real. the forms and paperwork is rather redundant and tedious; writing goals and doing self evaluations is really hard for me. i just don't know how to measure those things on myself...i think i'm just way out of touch with that part of my brain. why can't i just say, "i'll promise to try hard and do good." that doesn't exactly cut it unfortunately. i can't believe that i have 6 weeks left of my first year of graduate school. this year has flown by, even though january feels like a lifetime ago. i am looking forward to being in a clinical setting, it will challenge me in so many good ways. i am going to be living with my aunt and uncle in winston salem, and my clinical is in mocksville, which is only about 20 minutes south of their house. it will be fun to stay there for 2 months; my cousin is a senior in high school and i don't get to see my family as much as i would like, so this will give me that opportunity. plus, i made them a deal that since i'm staying for free, i would be responsible for cooking dinner 2 or 3 nights a week. this is pretty much my dream come true, having someone else buy all the groceries, me cook for 6 people, then someone else clean up. all my aspirations in one sentence. i might just drop out of PT school once i realize how much i like that and go to culinary school. i totally would too. if i was failing, i would have so many other life choices, it would be too hard to decide. maybe i'll just go ahead and stay in PT school. i'm almost 1/3 of the way through anyway. and its the hardest 1/3. my grades have never been this good. i haven't gotten a B in a class since about may or june!!
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