Week One

My first week at FW has come to an end. Only 11 more to go! :)

The first few days were mainly orientation and observation. Two classes do yoga each morning to help with establishing routines and focus and prepare them to learn. It's a really cool concept and I have been told that since the beginning of the year, there has been marked improvement. My supervisors have so much experience and I have already learned so much. At times it's a bit intimidating because I want to do things right and step up, but I also don't want to delete any progress that has already been made so far this year.

On Friday I had my first client! I developed and conducted the entire treatment session. It was quite the experience! I wasn't too concerned about it until Friday morning when my supervisor said she thought this particular student was a bit tough for my first one, but we'd see what would happen! Afterwards, she told me the session went well, as well as it could. There were improvements that we talked about, but in general the feedback was positive. I didn't feel it went as well as what I envisioned in my head (and maybe it never does!), but we all survived.

Another highlight: one of the boys we work said the following after I had met him about 60 seconds prior: "You're pretty...but you'd look even NICER without your glasses" and he proceeded to push my glasses to the top of my head. After doing so, he gave a nod of approval and continued with the game he was playing. Luckily, the girl he was playing with (who wore glasses as well) stood up for me. She told him, "She needs those to see!" It's going to be a fun 3 months! :)

I've gotten to explore my neighborhood a bit more, as I have been walking to FW. The weather has been uncharacteristically warm, and I am just under 3 miles away, so it works out well. There are so many little shops, markets, and bakeries! I'm going to spend so much money on all of this great food!! On Thursday one of L's friends stopped by for dinner, so I picked up some tiramisu from the Italian bakery down the street. What an excellent choice! This place is certainly legit.

L and I also went to a great restaurant, Verde on Smith, for a fabulous late night happy hour on Friday. How can you deny $3 beers?!

I also started running with the Prospect Park Track Club and I run with them on Saturday mornings. What a great group of people! I'm starting to focus on this year's race season, which will start on the 24th with a 10k at Prospect Park. Hopefully the hill workouts on the Brooklyn Bridge will be beneficial!