Newbie

As a requirement for one of my grad classes I was instructed to create a twitter account and a blog. I was a little sad about the twitter one because everyone has one and I still wanted to be one of few that didn't plus it just looked confusing and I like using facebook, but this blog thing I am actually kind of excited about. My brother has been writing a blog for a while now and I enjoy reading his posts. He mostly writes about the different types of beer he tries and the events going on in his life. In his blog he gives his friends and family nicknames. Can you guess what mine is? Yep, you guessed it. The Loud Sister. When I read a post that had 'The Loud Sister' in it I asked (mostly yelled) my mom, "Is he talking about me?!" Her response was, "Well duh. Who else would he be talking about?" I was offended for about ten seconds then shrugged my shoulders and agreed with it. His blog is called The Quiet Man so it only makes sense for me to give him his nickname of Quiet Man on here. So there!

I am excited to see what the professor wants me to do with this new blog I have created. If any of you are wondering what type of class it is for the class is called Introduction to Multiculturalism in the Helping Professions. It is a required class in the School Counseling program here at the University of Iowa. I start this fall and am both nervous and excited about it. Excited meaning I want to learn more about counseling in schools, new theories, and the types of kids/parents I will encounter. I currently work as a para educator and have dealt with a number of Special Ed kids and have loved it. They are so interesting and unique. When I say I am nervous I am referring to I already have one MA and it was A LOT of work/essay writing. Luckily I have some people to help me out in case things get rough, but I am excited to start this new journey.

Until next time!