Therapy

Remember how I said my Communications class is like Therapy because everyone loves to tell their stories? Well, guess what? The Teacher loves to tell his stories, too! He will define a concept for us & then give us an example of how he is like that or how he grew up like this or that. I understand that people might not want to say that they identify with a concept that might be negative so he steps in and says he is xyz.

Next week, we have more presentations. This one talkative woman in the class is going. This one will be a doozy. She said she is going to talk about her divorce & is bringing tissues. Heaven help us.

Classes

Well, classes are going well. I have my first nutrition test tonight. I am learning a lot in that class but the test might be sort of difficult. We have to track a sandwich from mouth through digestion including what organs it passes, enzymes and hormones secreted & what they are for.

In communication class, we had to give little 2 min speeches. I got my grade yesterday and got a 10/10. Yippee. That class is fairly easy though.

Still havent gotten the TB test. I tried calling for an appt for our work holiday last week but they put me on hold forever & I didnt make one. Maybe I can make it for early in the AM before work.

Volunteering

I went to the hospital 2 weeks ago to meet with the Volunteer coordinator for my placement in the hospital. I think they are putting me in maternity!! How exciting. I will get to assist the nurses a bit. They are going to be super busy but hopefully I can help with setting up rooms and filing charts or whatever they need.

Unfortunately, I can't start yet. I need a TB test. This requires me to get to a hospital out near my house before 5pm. We have a day off coming up so I will go get the test then. Then, I can start volunteering!

Update

Hey Everyone -

Well classes are going well. I have a short paper and an exam due in 2 weeks. My nutrition class is really interesting. Learning about how your body digests, absorbs, needs, and discards food. Basically, you shouldn't eat processed stuff. Like chips for example - your body takes such little nutrients from a bag of Lay's. Its a waste of calories. Check out mypramid.gov. You can put in what you eat and how much you exercise to see how many calories you should eat.

My communication class on the other hand, is like group therapy. We are learning about why we are the way we are. How your 'self' is formed. People LOVE to share their stories....and people have some wacky ones. From growing up in a strict household to growing up in a war torn country, we heard about it. The icing was this girl who told the whole class how she was depressed & suicidal. I was like, really? you need to tell all of us that?

Anyway, I like both classes. I am busy but I find that when I am busy, I am less lazy. I have been going to the gym and class and feel like I am on a schedule. As we know, schedules make me happy and feel in control of my life!