No, I didn't fall off the face of the earth...

Hello readers! I'm so sorry I have fallen behind on updating here but the last couple of weeks have been really busy.  I think last I wrote, I had just gotten back from visiting Salkehatchie and was of course preparing for a test...which is all I feel like I've done since then.  In case y'all didn't know this grad school thing is hard! However, I think  I've turned a corner.  We are now over halfway through the semester and through our first year! And although I think I took one of the hardest tests I've ever taken to date this morning, I'm feeling pretty good about all that I have learned over the last 7 months.  

I'm also now done with my fieldwork component for this term.  I spent the last 4 Fridays traveling to Gainesville, Fl to shadow an occupational therapist at an outpatient clinic called Shands for Kids.  It was awesome!!!  I loved every minute of it (even if I did have to get up at 4:30 am to get there on time)  I learned so much and got good feedback about my interactions with the kids and about my interest in the population.  It's so reassuring to know that there is a field out there that I so enjoy and that I'm hoping I have the right tools and personality to excel in.  Plus, in what other job could you ever finger paint, scooter board, play wii, swing, and have a dodgeball war all in the same day?!

Also, just a quick update on Morocco...the trip is getting so close that I'm starting to get all my ducks in a row (and starting to stress about my declaration to make it there with only one bag!) I have been so awed by all the love and support I have received from my family and friends in regards to this trip.  Although traveling abroad always comes with some level of anxiety, I am so at peace with this decision and so excited to go learn and grow as a therapist and as a person, and a lot of that is due to those that I have here at home that support me through anything!

Ok, I think this is long enough for now! Love to you all!