Subject: Craziness completed
So, I survived the weekend. The hectic plan worked and I was able to arrive at all my intended destinations. As far as driving, the most difficult part was driving down to Atlanta on Wednesday morning because I was so tired. I stopped multiple times, drank mountain dew, and even listened to some classic Bon Jovi in attempt to stay awake. My first interview was at Temple and I feel like it went well. Only difficulty involved my lovely pants. So, you know how the zipper sometimes comes undone after zipped at the bottom part? Well that happened, and in my attempt to fix the darn thing...I just made it worse. Luckily I had a safety pin with me (always prepare for the worst!) and made a friend that helped me pin my pants. Aside from that small trauma, they have a good program. The interview was a tad stressful because we had to do a stinkin' role play for 10-15 minutes...pretty much I counseled a fake client in front of a professor making the decision of whether or not I should be in his program...nothing intimidating there! Oh well, it went good...I think. It could be nice to try living on the east coast for a few years. I had a great time hanging out with Megan and Caitlin while there and hailed my first cab. :-)
Flying back from Philadelphia I had a two hour delay which put me getting into Atlanta at 11:00...then I couldn't find my hotel...which was located literally 3 minutes away. I tell you..yahoo directions is great for the long distance, but so confusing with local directions sometimes. I finally asked some poor guy at the airport who directed me to the hotel. I got there, go settled in for a whole 4 hours of sleep and got up to drive to Athens. It was suppose to be 1 hour, 15 minute drive....well it took me 2 and half hours to get there. Once I got there, it was raining and I couldn't find the building or where to park. Finally, I called someone who helped me and I had to almost run in the rain and in my horrid heels to the building. As soon as I got there..boom..it was time for my interview. I really enjoyed my day in Athens. They have such an impressive and amazing program there. I found out they were ranked number 4 out of schools and that I had gotten an interview from 150-200 applicants! I was just so happy to be there..and glad that I didn't know all that or I would have been too intimidated to even apply. So in comparing the schools, I liked Temple, I loved Georgia. I must be careful to realize though that my comfort level may also be affected by Northern versus Southern cultural differences.
After all this was finished I slept in Atlanta for 12 hours and then headed to Nashville to meet Stacey, Staci, Ondi, and Natalie. We spent the night there at the Hilton (very nice) and went to the George Strait concert. George Strait is a good singer, but let's be honest....not the best entertainer..I actually was a little bored at the concert...sorry George. We did have a great time though eating dinner and going out in Nashville. Nashville has a very friendly and fun going out atmosphere. So, now I am back in good old' Kentucky playing catch up this week with everything. I have my interview at UK this Friday and then an interview at Louisville next Friday. Anyways, that's my life in a nutshell.
