A Call from Art Institute..

     I filled out some information just yesterday afternoon on the Ai website hoping to get an information packet in the mail in a week or so, but to my surprise, around 2pm today I got a call from Marcel. He wanted to ask me a little bit about why I contacted them and where I was in my college education. It was a very pleasant phone call. He had a lovely voice and I will be receiving an information packet on their culinary program soon. He wanted me to come in this friday for a tour and short interview to see if I would be a good fit for the school but this is all so new that I had to tell him that I needed to speak with a few family members first. It had me giddy though. I really need to get a job soon so I can be saving money. Even if I don't switch schools I need to be saving money for when my Dad finally comes to his senses and sends me out into the real world. ;)
     Motivation has been key lately. I needed to see others succeeding to feel like I needed to get up and do something productive myself. But, now I can just get up and make a plan for the day in the amount of time it takes me go to kitchen, pour a cup of coffee and sit down to watch Kathy and Hoda. Today's plan was to simply sign up for a beginners Spanish class. I figure that I need to take a class while I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do about my major dilemma. Taking another language seemed really practical. It will be a great addition to my resume and may help when applying for jobs that would prefer someone who is bilingual. I've noticed more and more job adds that want Spanish/ English speaking applicants. I've got to give a lot of credit to my Dad for that idea but I had already let the idea roll around in my head a few weeks back.
     I did find a spanish class with a professor that got great reviews on ratemyprofessor.com, so I'm excited to get started next month. Not my ideal time to take class since I'll be driving on a busy highway in lunch traffic but I'll be fine. Not the first time I've taken a class where I had to drive through bad traffic areas. I am just glad to be taking a class that should actually get me somewhere in the career world. I can't say the same for many of the other classes I've taken.
     I wanna leave you with this amazing quote I heard today on the Nate Berkus show. It was said on December 17th, 2010 during his show by Maya Angelou.

     Home is my refuge. Not only from the world but a refuge from my worries and all my terrible concerns. 

     I like beautiful things around me. I like it to be beautiful because it delights my eyes and my soul is lifted

     up. - Maya Angelou