Chesapeake Sailor Girl - GED, Spring Break, College, and Africa

Mar. 14, 2008 - GED, Spring Break, College, and Africa

So I am currently sitting in school with nothing to do. I took my GED yesterday and it was so easy, I am so happy that it is finally over with. I don’t have to step foot in the GED class anymore. Technically since I took the GED I am done with high school, but I want to stay and have a graduation. So I am auditing classes, and they let me choose anything I wanted. I decided on Spanish (to help with my Italian), Government, AP English, Foods and Nutrition (cooking), Theatre Arts (performing), Theatre Appreciation (reading different plays and discussing them), Child Care Provider (playing with little kids), and for my last hour I am working in the library in the school. I was going to take French, because I love the language and it will help me when I go to Africa, but I decided on Spanish so I can learn Italian first. Anyways, I just finished learning how to do everything in the library and I have free time until 3:07 when school gets out. So I am currently bored. Spring break starts tomorrow and I am leaving for Arlington, Texas to go on a mission trip with the church next door, tomorrow morning. I am so excited!!! Today has been a really boring day; I shouldn’t have even come to school. In my first class all the kids were goofing off because they are excited about spring break and it was just really boring. Then my program for my second class wasn’t working, so I had an hour and a half of free time, which dragged on forever. After that was lunch, and it was actually good, we had fish, French fries, and a corn muffin. Then I walked a mile to my GED class because I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to go back. I got there and they told me to go back to the high school and see my counselor, because I didn’t have to be in the class anymore. So I turned around and walked a mile back to the high school. I was not happy. But when I got there Mrs. Frasier (the principal) saw me and asked how my GED went and when I told her, she gave me a big hug and was really, really excited. Everyone was excited for me, I couldn’t believe it. So I saw my counselor (the sweetest lady ever) and we got my new schedule. And then I headed to the school library. Anyway, I am still sitting here really bored. I have an hour until school gets out, and it is dragging by. When I had a free hour and a half during my second class, I went looking at missions in Africa. The whole purpose of my life is helping other people, animals, and the environment. I want to go to Africa more than anything and help the people there. The guy I am going to Texas with has a friend at college that is from Africa, is writing a book with stories from people affected by the genocide, and does mission trips over there. Sometimes I get so frustrated with people over here in America, I juts want to buy a plane ticket, leave right now and forget the people here. I want to help the people in Africa so, so much, and I get so frustrated being stuck here in the US not being able to do everything I want to help them. I was going to go to community college for 2 years to major in Vet Tech and then transfer to College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina and major in business so I can run my own animal shelter. Then I was thinking of becoming a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM). I remember when my mom was pregnant with Joshua and she had a midwife, and I remember thinking how that is what I want to do. I forgot about it for awhile, and then all of a sudden I realized I really wanted to do that. So for awhile now I have been jumping between vet tech and CNM, and then I though that if I became a CNM I would be able to do more in Africa instead of if I was a vet tech. So it looks like I am leaning more towards becoming a CNM. After I became a CNM and got back from Africa (if I come back), I could still open up my own animal shelter. So I guess that is all that is going on right now, now I have 53 minutes until the bell rings. Grr, I type to fast, I though more time had gone by. Oh yea, here are some of the missions I am looking at:

http://www.aimint.org/usa

http://africamissions.org/

http://www.amanibabycottage.org/

http://www.mercyships.org/site/c.ehKHI0PJIqE/b.2733647/

I guess that is all for now, I will try and blog when I get back from Texas. Ciao, Sara Belle

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Mar. 24, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by sharla88

I'm so proud of you!!! I've thought about mid wifeing as well LOL I know I spelled that wrong sorry, but you know me. I hope everything goes well and when you go to collage I'm going to visit you I've been begging my parents to take to to the east cost LOL. I miss you so much my life is boring and undramtic with out you belive me I drive my mum insane saying I MISS SARA!!! I MISS SARA!!!! You need to come see me!!!!!!!! Im going nuts!

I love the house it's really awsome. Ill call you soon!
GB~
sharla~

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