Life

Wow! We finally got our tuition bill, but still no financial aid information. Financial aid would be helpful for buying books too, but I already ordered mine so that I could get them cheaper on half.com. It is frustrating to not know how much aid I am going to be getting. Some of us have bills to pay! Anyway, I am still waiting patiently for classes to start.

On another note...I am very thankful that I was not injured in yesterday's tornado. Thank you to everybody that called or wrote to check on me. I would like to say that what I witnessed yesterday was truly amazing. I watched an F4 tornado pass right over me yet destroy the shopping center right next to where I was. I volunteered at the hospital afterwards and listened to people's stories. Some people were in their cars and got spun around and slammed on the ground. Some people were in their houses and threw their loved ones on the floor and covered them with their own bodies to protect them as their house was leveled around them. Some people were in the shopping center that was destroyed and had to be transferred to a bigger trauma center. Everyone was scared, but the way everybody pulled together was truly uplifting.

I know this is my OT journey and this isn't about OT, but this is about my life journey. This entire situation has taught me something. We may think we are in charge of our lives then something like this happens and it shows us who is truly in charge.

Is anybody else worried about financial aid?

I have sent in all of the appropriate paperwork and talked to the financial aid department. I have been assured that all of my paperwork is properly filled out; however, I am still worried about it. What if I am not able to get the loan in time to pay my tuition? What if I do not get enough to cover the cost of my tuition and books? I guess I am just worrying because it is getting closer, but letting us know in May how much we are going to need is a little scary to me. I cannot even get a tuition bill to come up under eservices so I can see how much I am going to even need. Grrrrr! I am so happy to be admitted and excited about classes, but I feel like they keep us in the dark for way too long. We were admitted over a month ago and still we have not received a welcome packet. That packet would probably answer a lot of my"What If?" questions.

Will it ever get here?

I am sitting at work, bored out of my mind, and thinking about starting school again. I am so excited, but it seems like June is taking forever to get here. At least I have been able to register for classes, so it seems like there is some progress. I am also sitting at work instead of at home so time is passing a little faster. I guess it is because this is something I have wanted to do since I graduated from High School and it is finally happening. I am finally going to be able to study and learn how to become an occupational therapist so that I can help all these kids that have these debilitating injuries and disorders. I wish the welcome packet would get here so I could get more information about the program. Anyway, does anyone else feel like it is taking forever or is it just me?