Before I Hit the Road
This week we had our Systems Analysis midterm ... I did not study enough. I did study but I definitely didn't focus on it as much as I could have and now I am going to feel the consequences when I receive my test back with my grade. It won't be pretty.
On a lighter note, in our non-traditional class we were talking about long-term care facilities and how it feels to be a resident in a facility like this. Our professor had us put on these old sunglasses with cellophane wrapped around them so we couldn't see that well, put cotton in our ears to hear as well and tape a couple of our fingers together so that we really couldn't write that well or have other use of our hands. She then passed around empty aspirin bottles in order for us to try and see if we could open them with all of our sense blocking items on. She also had the lights turned down during this, and then proceeded to ask us questions and we had to write down our answers on a piece of paper and then rip that piece off and put it in a pile. These questions were asking us what is our favorite material possession, something we are proud of, someone we care about, etc. We then had to choose one that we would give up, and continued to do this until we had nothing left in our pile. This really made us think about how much people have lost and how difficult it is for them to be in a facility like that. I think that a lot of us probably didn't think about it and it really made us realize what they are going through at that time in their lives.
Well, that's all for now, until I return from the AHIMA Convention in Seattle. My friends and I are flying out around 7 a.m. on Saturday in order to get there a little early and have time for some sightseeing. I'm very excited and will have a full update when I return.