I got the packet in the middle of July but didn't have any appointments until August due to my schedule with Rec. The eye appointment wasn't anything special, except they said I desperately need new glasses because mine are about to crack in half. Sad because I really like those glasses, but they've had a good run. Then I decided to be super cool(?) and donate blood a couple days before my physical for the chance of winning a free netbook. That probably made my CBC test a little messed up, but hopefully not so much that they make me get more blood work done. Because between donating blood and all of the tests I had to get done for the physical, I have four(!) needle marks in my arms. I've decided next time I'm going to ask for it between my toes so I look less/more like an addict. Not really though, I think I'd just prefer not getting anything else done. So fingers crossed they don't make me get anything else done.
The main adventure in getting this paperwork done was this past week. When I got my forms back, there were sections not filled out. Plus, somewhere along the line, the record of immunizations I received in Delaware never made it to my immunization history at the doctor's office here. They were threatening to give me more shots that I already knew I had gotten. So I got to run around convincing UD to fax my medical records to Victor. Finally got everything sorted out today. When I got the forms back a second time, all the boxes were checked and my immunization history was attached. The only problem is that while they added my Hep A shots, the tetanus shot wasn't on there. I swear I had that done before I went to Mexico. That's something I'm going to have to check out when I get back to school because I don't think there's anything the doctors here can do about it. Alas.
In other news, I've been working at the Maplewood Library in the city to get more experience with ESL. The class meets every Saturday morning and they try really hard to let the other PC applicant and me gain experience. My second week there I taught a segment to the class (terrifying) and the past few weeks, I've been working with the students which have a lot of experience with the language and just need help with technicalities. It's an interesting situation because the majority of the class consists of Nepali immigrants with very little knowledge of English while there are usually a couple who took it in school and want more practice to assimilate better. One week I worked with a man who was a surgeon in Cuba and had recently been allowed to move to the USA after the government made him wait 7 years to do so. I find the experience interesting because despite it only being once a week, I think I'm learning a lot. Each of the three main teachers have different approaches which allows me to compare them and gain more insight as to which I would be most interested in using myself. Sadly, tomorrow is my last day because next week I head back down to school. Then I need to figure out how to gain more experience down there. Good times :)
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