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dear future nanner,
right now it’s saturday, october 22, 2016, but when this is posted, it’ll be october 22, 2018. you’re currently working away on assignments and presentations and stressing about finals that are in a week, and it’s hard to focus on the good that’s to come.
i’m proud of you for making it this far. i’m proud of you for never giving up on your dreams and getting into this highly competitive program. it’s interesting to think that you didn’t think you would ever be *here* right now – program-wise, location-wise, life-wise. i’m proud of you for focusing on what’s important.
i hope you loved your time in grad school, and are grateful for what you have and what’s around you. i hope you have a good support system, and made new friends in the program. did you ever make it to australia? what did you end up specializing in?
you’re now on the other side of 25. i hope you are thriving in your first big girl slp job, and loving everything you do.
you can do anything. i believe it. you are strong, independent, smart, kind, and confident.
embrace the challenges and the unknown.
the sky is yours.
xo, past nanner
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today i got the initial confirmation letter regarding my placements next year and it’s just really crazy to me because last year at this time i wasn’t sure if i was gonna make it into this program and here i am making solid plans about my future. holy moly everything is still so surreal
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running last week: bundled up in 2-3 layers, slugging through snow in feels-like-almost-minus-30*c weather.
today’s run: glorious plus 15*c, frolicking in shorts & dodging slush + puddles.
oh, #yeg 💛
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❝Be alone. Eat alone, take yourself on dates, sleep alone. In the midst of this you will learn about yourself. You will grow, you will figure out what inspires you, you will curate your own dreams, your own beliefs, your own stunning clarity, and when you do meet the person who makes your cells dance, you will be sure of it, because you are sure of yourself.
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one year
feb 1st.
one year ago, i nervously hit submit on my application, as i waited for my references to trickle in.
11 months ago, i serendipitously decided to apply to a program in australia, on a whim. started pulling the documents together literally the week before the deadline. i then proceeded to forget about said application.
10 months ago, while waiting for a soup + donut at tim horton’s, i received a waitlist offer. i also received a rejection letter that same month.
8 months ago, i received an acceptance from australia out of the blue, while i was on the other side of the world, as i was checking the train schedule in a foreign country.
1 week later, i committed to that program, and began the process of moving down under.
7 months ago, exactly 2 weeks before i was due to leave, i received a phone call, notifying me off the waitlist and welcoming me into the program.
5 days after that, the moving plans came to an abrupt halt, and alas here we are.
today, i went to class just like it was any other day. went for a run. studied for my midterm on friday.
oh, the difference that a year makes.
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the best:
the most interesting lecture
running streak
barre
discounted tea
pnw planning
cross country skiing
veggie chilli
rustic coffee shop assignment workin’
remedy studying
first (new) small group meeting
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placement meeting ✔️
so excited about next year eep
jan 24th: from 1 minute to 6 miles.
happy run-versary to me!
“and then [she] started running after the sunset. and [joy]
immediately followed [her]. and i saw them in silhouette. running after
the sun. then, i started running.
and everything was as good as it could be.”
– stephen chbosky, the perks of being a wallflower