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1-1-2007

this year began studying my favorite subject PHYSICS....I jest...for all my hatred of physics I actually decided it to be an enjoyable endeavor...shaping in my mind an experience that was quite unique and interesting...summer time was dissapointing on a number of levels....with an injury to my wrist....and rejection from all PT schools I had to chart a new course which I am glad I did....I find that sometimes weakness and failure often breed great things...and thus I found new direction...that of radiology.  similar in nature to PT...I feel that this is where things can come together for me.  I am pleased in general with my decision in this regard because it is both easier and less time consuming than a masters degree in PT...the pay will not be as good, but I am hoping that the rewards I will reap will be beyond those of PT.  If you don't have hope what do you have huh?

1-1-06:  What happened in 2005... well, lot.  Actually, let's start from the beginning.  In the beginning of the year I worked at the most disgusting job I ever had.  I was a surgical instrumentation tech at UPMC's Oakland OR.  This job included washing all the dirty (and bloodied) instruments used by the surgeons.  I quit that job after 4 months and decided to fully pursue a masters degree in Physical Therapy. 

I spent the summer and fall taking classes at CCAC and PITT.  I'm getting used to school again, after a 2 year haitus.  I also moved into my own townhouse in Plum Borough.  If all goes well, I'll be practicing PT in 3 years (give or take a few months).  No matter what happens, at least I'm not washing bloody instruments anymore.

11-4-01 Update:    I will be attending the Semester at Sea program with Pittsburgh University.  It is a shipboard education meaning that we are taught onboard the boat.  We travel all over the world and get to hear different issues that involve the world as a whole.  I am very very exited about it. 

I am also currently doing a lot of research on international jobs and internships.  I am actively pursuing the possibility of working in a foreign country for a while to experience the culture and life of another country.

I also just joined the student newspaper and I wrote my first article for them last week.  The paper is called the SLATE.

“100% of the shots you don’t take, won’t go in.”

        Wayne Gretzky

JUST DO IT!

Nate here...Hello everyone.  Life today has changed a good bit since the diaper days.  Today I am a student attending Shippensburg University.  I hope to make this school my home since I am tired of filling out applications for admission at different schools.  I have been to 3 different schools already and I hope to be able to set up some roots here.  I managed to make a 3.14 this past semester here as well as play a considerable amount of ice hockey for the University team.  The game is fast and hard hitting, but I am up for as much of it as I can possibly handle.  I recently changed my major from Sports Enthusiasm to Physically Fit Girl Watching.  It is somewhat related to my old major but I find it a little bit more interesting.  Just kidding.  I recently changed from Geography to Speech and Communication.  I feel that I can argue very well and hope to sharpen and strengthen these skills.  I still have no idea what I want to do with these skills as of yet, but I am open to all possibilities. 

Currently Nate is in his college years.  So far he has attended Penn State, New Ken Campus (where he received a 4.0), Geneva College (where he also made Dean's list) and has been completed a semester at the Colorado Mountain College in the winter of 1999/2000. Nate did a good job of getting maximum exposure to many different types of educational environments and areas of study – all of which helped him choose the university where he plans to complete his education - Shippensburg University, in the middle to eastern side of PA.