Nearly 2 Years and a Month Later

I have come a long way.  This is a journey I never could have imagined taking.
I believe that I am done, or damn well close.  Isn't that something?  I have been able to complete activities without reprimands from my brain telling me to never do that again.  Of course there are a few things that I no longer can do or stand.  I believe these things to be permanent, unfortunately, but looking back at what I have gone through, they are not the worst things to live with.

I have a delayed memory.  I often ask somebody something and then we will answer me, in unison (most of the time).  If I write down appointments and schedules, this happens less.  Other times, I will ask, be answered, and remember a few minutes later the instance in which I was told this information.

My ear is sensitive to loud sounds/voices.  After being in classrooms, I can tell that this is going to be an issue while teaching, though only when at a certain level.

Background noise was something that I thrived with.  Now, it is difficult to concentrate on what is in front of me while conversations at a certain level are going on around me.  This can be good, and bad in my future.  Good, in a sense, because I will be on students who are talking when they shouldn't be.  This could be bad because I have an enormous amount of trouble working in groups where side conversations are going on.  This is why I have become attached to the library lately.       


This last year, I made all A's.  I declare this a victory over my injury. :)
I met great new people and I was able to complete many teaching and observational hours.
I completed my minor in Art History with the most demanding professor I've ever had, and with the help and guidance of the first Art History professor I had in college.

I became closer to a friend of mine from high school, and we are now sisters.  She taught me a lot and I hope that I had a similar influence on her as well.  She won't be joining me next year, sadly.  This only means that I will be having more Skype dates with a plethora of people who have left me! haha  Besides the letter writing, I really couldn't ask for more.   

I had the most amazing roommates (the fact that we were friends before we lived together and are still close now is a victory in itself), and now that it's summer, I miss them dearly.  They introduced me to so many new things and new people.  They helped me grow up.  Unfortunately, we won't be together next year.  I will be getting 3 new roommates and I sincerely hope everything will be tolerable. 
I have taken up cooking, making salads, running/working out, and drinking wine now and then.
I'm planning on packing significantly less things than I had last year, taking many recipes, more cooking experiences, and taking the support of my friends, in all forms, to continue my training.

For my athletic come-back, I decided to do it in a big way back in March.  I ran my first 5k!  It was fun, running with people who I went to Mass with sometimes and just fun to run with runners.  They really motivated me and helped me to keep going.  On the 21st, I will be doing the San Diego Charger's Bolt to the Q.  It is another 5k, and I am determined to PR (break my personal record)!

I have many goals to complete, still.

I am a very lucky person, overall.