In roughly 12 hours I will be making the 4 hour trip back to Medford to start another semester at Tufts. In many ways I am ready to go back to school. Without classes or a job here at home right now, I feel as if I am wasting my days away. Well, not all of them. I have been out and about doing some things over this break... skiing, going to the St. Francis Inn, painting my room... If you hadn't gathered, the highlight of my break was returning to St. Francis Inn for that one week. During that week I really felt like I could spend my life there, just serving others and spending time in the company of God and the great people of the Inn. Life is so simple and so easy, something I definitely can embrace. Especially in leiu of my upcomming semester with the 7ish classes that I have decided to take.

During the past week I have reexamined what I want to do after I graduate, partly because of a few conversations that I participated in while in Philly, partly because of exploring different degree programs at other schools. Human Factors/Ergonomics/Engineering Psychology is still really interesting to me, but sometimes I feel like I'm majoring in it just because I have nothing else to major in. That or I can't decide what to major in, take your pick. In Philly I was reminded of my desire to have a job where I directly help people, like something in the medical field. Now I am seriously, or more seriously, considering going into physical or occupational therapy when I graduate. I would still get to help people in need, but don't have to kill myself in Med school and I would be able to form relationships with my patients and track their progress.

This doesn't make a huge difference with schooling. Tufts doesn't have an undergrad OT or PT major, and I'm certainly not transferring. I just have to add a few more science classes into my course schedule over the next 2 years, which shouldn't be too hard. I just hope I don't change my mind again. Now would be a good time for discernment...