I'm going to post a few of the letters i wrote to everyone when i first moved here--mostly because I'm lazy--and don't want to re-write about what i do and bla bla bla. So reread them! Act interested! Also I'm going to put some links in the midst of text, cause I'm sneaky like that, and the addresses and phone number have been taken out of the letter, because I currently live a stalker free life and would like to continue with that. Oh yeah? What I said about this being a family show? well that excludes me, because I totally know when it's appropriate to use explicit language, my Mama taught me that!
To the left is my work.
Hello Everyone! Just wanted to drop you all a line and say hello. I’ve been at work about a month now and I’m finally starting to catch my breath and learn the ropes. To give you all a little back ground of where I work and what I do, I work at the Carroll Center for the Blind (), I am a rehabilitation teacher. I teach personal grooming, some cooking (scary), Braille, adaptive technology on computers, and interpersonal social skills. It sounds like a lot, but it, well, it isJ We have a rolling enrollment here, so we get new students every 2 weeks, they stay for a two week diagnostic period, and then the team(that’s us the teachers) and the student decides what program if any would be best for them. We have programs ranging from 2 to 16 weeks all with different focus’s, some being basic living skills for the elderly and others focusing on job preparation/college prep and or independent living. Our clients/students range from the ages of 18 on, accept in the summer when we run some younger kid programs focusing exclusively on college and transitioning from the parental home.I love it love it, love it! It is truly an awesome experience to work here, I’ve met some amazing people so far and worked with an 80 year old woman who’s been blind her entire life, and 18 year olds who lost their sight in the last 6 months, and so so so many others. The Boston area is beautiful; there is so much history here. My coworkers are nice and helpful. If only all of you were near, I miss you all, especially Grant, he’s coming to visit in 10 days and I’ve been telling my coworkers so much they are probably tired of me counting down the days. I love the access to public transportation; I can just walk outside my work at any time of day and catch a FREE bus to Starbux, CVS, and any number of pizza places, Subway, or anywhere else I want to go. No more begging for rides, or paying top dollar for cabs, I live in a place where I can finally be as independent as I have always dreamed of being. Okay well, I have rambled on, I miss you all and write me back anytime, I’m attaching my address here, and my phone number, and my work email.
Love
Hello Again Everyone, So many of you asked me questions in reply, and many of them the same I thought I’d draft a quick note to tell you all what you want to know and maybe more! Yes, I am coming to Oklahoma on May 9th and 10th for Grant’s graduation (CONGRATULATIONS GRANT!), we are trying to get a celebration dinner together in Edmond so if you’d like to join our families and Grant and me, that’d be awesome, just call me, or call Grant. Grant is moving up at the end of July, he has a 2 credit hour class to finish after he walks in May, then he’ll be up here with me and the idea is that we’re starting our lives as young working married people in New England….(yes, this means this is not temporary). My place of work is a residential center and they have been kind enough to let me stay here while Grant is in Oklahoma so it will make the transition much easier, I have already started apartment hunting and am shooting for June 1 for a moving date. This is 2 months before Grant is free to move, but my Mom and Mother-in-Law want to come visit and I don’t think they’ll let me get bored or lonely. Hmm, lets see, yes yes, its tough, yes yes, we miss each other, thank you for all the sympathy, Grant and I are hanging in there and he is coming to visit tomorrow!!! OMG, let me just jump around my office again! Still hanging in here, still loving my job! And yes yes yes, to everyone who wants to come visit us once we get a place, New England is beautiful! Amazing! You’re all welcome once we get a place, although I do recommend coming in the summer, my small taste of winter I got in Feb. when I first got here was none to great. Love you all Rachel BP.S. did I mention I have my own office?? And my own computer and my own extension?? Man this growing up thing kicks all kinds of ass!
To the left is my work.
Hello Everyone! Just wanted to drop you all a line and say hello. I’ve been at work about a month now and I’m finally starting to catch my breath and learn the ropes. To give you all a little back ground of where I work and what I do, I work at the Carroll Center for the Blind (), I am a rehabilitation teacher. I teach personal grooming, some cooking (scary), Braille, adaptive technology on computers, and interpersonal social skills. It sounds like a lot, but it, well, it isJ We have a rolling enrollment here, so we get new students every 2 weeks, they stay for a two week diagnostic period, and then the team(that’s us the teachers) and the student decides what program if any would be best for them. We have programs ranging from 2 to 16 weeks all with different focus’s, some being basic living skills for the elderly and others focusing on job preparation/college prep and or independent living. Our clients/students range from the ages of 18 on, accept in the summer when we run some younger kid programs focusing exclusively on college and transitioning from the parental home.I love it love it, love it! It is truly an awesome experience to work here, I’ve met some amazing people so far and worked with an 80 year old woman who’s been blind her entire life, and 18 year olds who lost their sight in the last 6 months, and so so so many others. The Boston area is beautiful; there is so much history here. My coworkers are nice and helpful. If only all of you were near, I miss you all, especially Grant, he’s coming to visit in 10 days and I’ve been telling my coworkers so much they are probably tired of me counting down the days. I love the access to public transportation; I can just walk outside my work at any time of day and catch a FREE bus to Starbux, CVS, and any number of pizza places, Subway, or anywhere else I want to go. No more begging for rides, or paying top dollar for cabs, I live in a place where I can finally be as independent as I have always dreamed of being. Okay well, I have rambled on, I miss you all and write me back anytime, I’m attaching my address here, and my phone number, and my work email.
Love
Hello Again Everyone, So many of you asked me questions in reply, and many of them the same I thought I’d draft a quick note to tell you all what you want to know and maybe more! Yes, I am coming to Oklahoma on May 9th and 10th for Grant’s graduation (CONGRATULATIONS GRANT!), we are trying to get a celebration dinner together in Edmond so if you’d like to join our families and Grant and me, that’d be awesome, just call me, or call Grant. Grant is moving up at the end of July, he has a 2 credit hour class to finish after he walks in May, then he’ll be up here with me and the idea is that we’re starting our lives as young working married people in New England….(yes, this means this is not temporary). My place of work is a residential center and they have been kind enough to let me stay here while Grant is in Oklahoma so it will make the transition much easier, I have already started apartment hunting and am shooting for June 1 for a moving date. This is 2 months before Grant is free to move, but my Mom and Mother-in-Law want to come visit and I don’t think they’ll let me get bored or lonely. Hmm, lets see, yes yes, its tough, yes yes, we miss each other, thank you for all the sympathy, Grant and I are hanging in there and he is coming to visit tomorrow!!! OMG, let me just jump around my office again! Still hanging in here, still loving my job! And yes yes yes, to everyone who wants to come visit us once we get a place, New England is beautiful! Amazing! You’re all welcome once we get a place, although I do recommend coming in the summer, my small taste of winter I got in Feb. when I first got here was none to great. Love you all Rachel BP.S. did I mention I have my own office?? And my own computer and my own extension?? Man this growing up thing kicks all kinds of ass!
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Welcome to Blogger Rachel. I hope you enjoy "blogging" lol.
I've put you on my list of "reads" so I'll be checking back often to see what's up in New England.
Love and miss you like crazy.
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