So it begins

Waaa! It has finally started! I had my first week as a graduate student! Monday started out a little rough for sure. My car had broke down the Saturday before school started. But, I am a grad student and I had a plan!

MY EXPECTATION: Taking the Durham Transit bus to school, arriving early and being prepared...

REALITY: me sitting on the dirty curb, crying, listening by phone to the man at transit authority telling me that because of a mislabeled bus, I had missed my route and no other bus would be coming for 1 hour.

Thank goodness for good my wonderful friend Laura who came and picked me up from the dirty, Durham curbside and drove me to my first day of grad school. Talk about ways to keep yourself humble...

After "the incident", I had a magical week! It was exciting, intimidating, encouraging and completely overwhelming. :) Loved it! I cannot wait for the things that I will be learning. I thought that maybe I would have to wade through some fluff classes, but we are jumping right into things I would do in clinic every day. It is so practical and is taught by teachers who are not just preparing for lectures before class, but that are recognized nationally as experts in the subjects that they are teaching! Amazing!