Feb 3, 2004

Hi Anthony,

I am writing you from my new apartment in Aurora, CO, and I am still headed down my counseling path! In fact I am volunteering at The Children's Hospital in Denver as a patient rep., and a patient activity person.

The first position involves being a liaison between the doctor and family when problems arise and also involves a bit of little mentoring to the parents. Apparently it is a big deal volunteer position, so I am honored they picked me. The other position involves playing with the kids.

I hope volunteering might turn into more, the director of volunteers has already talked to me about applying for a full time mentoring position (no LPC required) when one becomes available. So that's great!

Thanks so much for all your great guidance with the program. It's wonderful to have a very specific response when people ask me what I want to be when I grow up.

Hope to hear from you sometime.

Sheffield
Aurora, Colorado

More good news. I went to an information session about the counseling program at UCD and it sounds prefect. Also, it's competitive to get in (which I think is good) but from looking over the application I know I'll make the cut. And I don't have to take the GRE which was mentally holding me back. I can take a test called the Miller which sounds more on par with my past education. Anyway, it's a 3 year program and I will start in the Spring of 2005.

Update: July 2004

Just writing to let you know that I just got a part-time job at The University of Denver as a Program Services Specialist. What does that mean? Its kind of like a patient representative for students. I working at The Women's College with a group of really incredible women, and I spend 70% of my day taking with people one-on-one and problem solving, so I think it is a great fit.

Also I am about to start volunteering at the local community college in the student advising department. So I am feeling very on track.