Well, I'm back in Tucson. Hopefully for the last time but definitely for the longest time, my schooling and externship will put me here for at least a year if not more.
The trip down was mostly uneventful besides a flat tire on my car. It wouldn't have been too much of a problem if I'd had the right sized lug wrench but we were close to the city when it happened so Jim drove in and found one at Walmart. Now I have one for sure:)
Grim couldn't stand the idea of me possibly having another blow out and no spare, so she bought me two new ones at Big O. Don't think I'm complaining though, new tires are always good.
The engine would act funny now and then but it made it all the way down here and haven't had a problem with it doot and toodlin around town. Hopefully I can love it up a bit, poor thing is way overdue for some serious TLC. What a trooper though, it always starts.
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I am officially enrolled at Carrington and have a couple student loans strapped on. They aren't bad though. The government covers the interest on one until six months after I am done with school. I will try to get the other one paid off while I'm going to school which is only $6,000 and the interest is fixed at 3.86 APR which is about as good as it gets as far as loans go.
I don't have credit to get a loan anywhere else anyway and the financial aide guy said this was a good way to build my credit if I stay on top of it.
My classes are in the morning, Monday through Thursday, so I need to find a job I can work around that without frying my brain or leaving me no time to study. They have a job board at the school, will scope it out tomorrow.
They don't have rooming but there are apartments close by there that give students a break on rent. Will look into that after I get a job locked down. I wonder if I'll end up with a roomy. Weird.
My scrubs, books and necessities are all provided, which is nice. The people at the school are super helpful and seem genuinely interested in the student's well being and personal success. A group to throw in with, I think.
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I am finally reading Utopia. Far more clever than I thought it would be, though I wasn't sure what I was expecting.
I'm gonna make an effort to write more. Put a pin in my perfectionism, will get back to it later. Get behind me procrastination!
Also want to get back into dancing. I have the shoes, the open dance class on Fridays and I'm sure I can scrape $5 together once a week. It's a good workout, it's good for my mood and I'm worth it:)
Wow. I'm actually going to do this. I'm going to be a Physical Therapist.
