I graduated!  I cannot believe that it is over.  I’m done with school.  I’m done with fieldwork.  It is all up to me now.  It hasn’t sunk in yet.  I have been waiting for this for over 2 years and now it’s finally here.     Going back to school at 29 years old was the ...

     Yesterday the final grades for the term where finally posted (a day late) and it was not pretty.  Thankfully, I did well with my lowest grade being a B+ but others in my class were not so lucky.  Many students just barely passed this term and they are understandably rattled.  Unfortunately, three of my ...

     Every time you get a group of people together for an extended period of time there is going to be drama.  This applies to families, work settings and even school.  At first the drama can seem fascinating, like watching bad reality tv.  Every week it builds and builds and everyone else is just rooting for the ...

     The inevitable end of semester push is on leaving all of the students running around looking dazed and confused for the next few weeks.  On top of the scheduled tests and finals, it is now time for the papers and projects to start rolling in and their accompanied presentations to be presented to the class.  It’s ...

     Yesterday I had a meeting with the OTA program head.  This meeting is a requirement for everyone who is applying to the program this summer to give us all a chance to talk one on one about the program, requirements and to ask any questions we may have.  For really no reason I was so very nervous about ...