School So, as you know, I was accepted to Columbia. I was also accepted to Tufts and am waiting to hear form George Mason. Columbia is certainly the best school of the three, but as of yesterday, I found out the only aid I was given to attend was federal loans. Unfortunately, I cannot justify borrowing 60-some-odd-thousand dollars to finance this education. I was on the phone with admissions and financial aid and they have offered me nothing - no scholarship, no research or teaching assistantship. As you can imagine, I felt pretty crushed yesterday. I was all weepy with Juan on the phone, naturally, and felt really bummed the rest of the day. I cannot make a final decision about whether or not I go to school at all until I have heard from Tufts and GMU, but at this point it is looking unlikely. Oh, and for Eeshie, an MPH is a Masters in Public Health. I want to study epidemiology, which is the study of how diseases move across populations (i.e. studying epidemic outbreaks like cholera in Haiti or the swine flu or whatever as well as trends in diseases, like HIV/AIDS, obesity, etc.) Ultimately, I want to work for an international government agency or non-profit on HIV/AIDS and other disease prevention measures with mothers and babies in developing nations. We'll see...
Work I quit my job at the animal hospital! My last day is officially the 19th because on the 20th I am leaving with the team for their training trip in South Carolina (hello sunshine and getting paid!) I am really excited about this position and I hope it transitions into something bigger and perhaps more permanent. The school hired me just for their season, which is until the middle of May, but they found out that I was a public speaking teacher in graduate school and they are looking for someone to help with their public speaking curriculum. The great thing about a private school is that you honestly do not need a masters degree to teach there. I really hope they decide to use me in other ways than just with the crew team.
Gym On Tuesday I absolutely crushed it. I ran two miles and then killed myself at back-to-back bursting classes. According to my heart monitor, I burned 1238 calories, which is kind of crazy. Yesterday, I could barely move because I was so sore, so I took a rest day. Today, I ran a 5k before my class and managed to burn over 800 calories according to my monitor. Tomorrow, I will just do my class in the morning.
Friends So the lovely Cinnamon sent me a care package! A while back I mailed her some tea and lucky me, I received the cutest package in the mail yesterday!
First of all, the envelope was covered in totally fun stamps - brightly colored fish and birds. Inside, everything was wrapped so nicely - a postcard, some tea, a bracelet and charm, and some lovely hand knitted slippers and mitts! Thank you my dear :)
Weight Thank you all so much for your encouraging comments on my photos (that I was insanely nervous to post). I am trying to work extra hard on cutting back my calorie intake - yesterday I tried to fast but failed since I was crazy stressed out. I am going to stick to a bit of oatmeal (with almond milk, a few raisins, and a spoonful of Better'n Peanut Butter - it's 1/2 the calories) and vegetables for dinner. After the gym I was 132.0. I am working hard for 129. I can do it again, right?
Anyway, thank you to anyone who took the time to read all of that. I left a few comments this morning and I'm off to give some more while I eat my oatmeal. Have a lovely day my darlings...
