Sunday, March 2, 2008

Tomorrow's the big day!

Okay, so I start my new job tomorrow. I can't believe this day has finally come. I am very happy I chose to stay in my house for my first assignment because I would totally be stressing out. Let me just share with everyone, Friday I decided to take a little drive out to Laurens to see where I would be working for the next 3 months. I took the exit the mapquest directions told me to take. Let's paint a picture. The Walmart Distribution Plant was to my left, the epitome of hell since I despise that place. There is a railroad track across the street with a very long train chugging along. I turned left and this was quite possibly one of the poorest towns I have ever seen, other than West Virginia of course. Houses were crumbling, yet people still lived in them. I think this was mentioned in the previous blog, but I have heard that Laurens is still a very racist Southern town. This in mind, I followed the directions to what I thought was my next turn, realizing that something was not right in the directions, because I found myself "on the other side of the tracks". If you know me, you probably know that I am always scared of everything, and I was a little nervous in this situation. There was an old abandoned factory on one side, run down houses everywhere, but I found my way out alive and eventually figured out I need the "business" route. After about 1 1/2 hours, 1/2 of that being lost, I found the cutest little street with beautiful old Victorian houses and then my destination. I am very much looking forward to this new adventure, I am not, however, looking forward to spending 2 hours a day in the car when I'm used to 10 minutes in the car.
So what's going through my head right now about a new job? Do they have a microwave? A fridge? Will it be as easy for me to build a rapport with my patients? Will my coworkers like me? Will the girls make it with me being gone for an extra 2 hours a day? Did I make the right choice? Will I get lost? So much to worry about. More later.

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