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I just found out last Thursday that I’ll be graduating in May of next year, where previously I had planned on staying until December of '11. That’s six months earlier. Additionally, I will be spending my last semester in Mexico. Those two things together combine to create some serious stress.
First of all, I was planning on settling down in my current apartment for another year, and now I won’t be renewing the lease, so I have to pack everything up and come home in December this year. Packing is always stressful.
Second, signing up for international transfer credit is really really hard. I have to get five signatures from five different people in five different buildings
The “oh, by the way, if you want financial aid, you’ll have to get all this done by next Friday” from the study abroad department isn’t helping matters either.
I’m also nervous about going to a foreign country. All the violence in Mexico doesn’t help, either. I’m taking my guide dog, who is getting on in years, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to find adequate vet care if she gets sick.
Perhaps the hardest thing, though, is now, I have to find a job much sooner then I thought. Additionally, I’m losing vision, which wreaks havoc on my emotions. I have to project a confident, outgoing, and most importantly, hireable attitude when I most defenately don’t feel that way. I’m actually really scared. Who’s going to hire a blind man fresh out of college with about a month of real work experience? On top of that, I don’t really know what I want to do. I’m majoring in Spanish and minoring in Linguistics. I don’t want to teach, which is what everyone tells me I should do. The best I can think of is working in an office on a computer, making phone calls, and surrounded by friendly coworkers in a politics free environment. I’m also lacking in social graces, both because of the blindness and because of my childhood, and like others in my family, I have foot-in-mouth disease really bad.
prayers and advice would be great.
First of all, I was planning on settling down in my current apartment for another year, and now I won’t be renewing the lease, so I have to pack everything up and come home in December this year. Packing is always stressful.
Second, signing up for international transfer credit is really really hard. I have to get five signatures from five different people in five different buildings
The “oh, by the way, if you want financial aid, you’ll have to get all this done by next Friday” from the study abroad department isn’t helping matters either.I’m also nervous about going to a foreign country. All the violence in Mexico doesn’t help, either. I’m taking my guide dog, who is getting on in years, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to find adequate vet care if she gets sick.
Perhaps the hardest thing, though, is now, I have to find a job much sooner then I thought. Additionally, I’m losing vision, which wreaks havoc on my emotions. I have to project a confident, outgoing, and most importantly, hireable attitude when I most defenately don’t feel that way. I’m actually really scared. Who’s going to hire a blind man fresh out of college with about a month of real work experience? On top of that, I don’t really know what I want to do. I’m majoring in Spanish and minoring in Linguistics. I don’t want to teach, which is what everyone tells me I should do. The best I can think of is working in an office on a computer, making phone calls, and surrounded by friendly coworkers in a politics free environment. I’m also lacking in social graces, both because of the blindness and because of my childhood, and like others in my family, I have foot-in-mouth disease really bad.
prayers and advice would be great.
. I pray you gain all the social graces you’ll ever need and then some. I pray that you find your ideal job with friendly people and no politics. I pray that your packing isn’t stressful and that home may serve as a recharging station for you. I pray that you get all the financial aid and then some. I pray that during your semester in Mexico will provide you with extra work experience. I pray that you don’t have to teach. I pray that getting your credits will be easier than expected and that the process of obtaining five signatures from the five people in five different buildings will be simplified. i pray that you are comforted and embraced by an intense and indescribable peace. I pray that the people you meet along the way will want nothing more than to help you succeed. I pray that Mary and all the Saints pray for you.