I have been a little absent of late. This is mostly due to the absence of any free time, which is a wonderful thing and a curse all in one. Firstly, I have had a few visitors this month - Amy came all the way from Blighty to see me. We had a blast: I got to see some of the Washington sights I had yet to visit; we spent two days on the slopes learning to snowboard (Amy) and progressing existing snowboard skills (Me); we caught up on all out gossip. It was so lovely to have her here and I feel quite proud of how I have overcome some of my snow-sports fears' this season. The place felt so empty once Amy left and then along came Steven to fill in the hole. Steven is an undergraduate back at the University of Tennessee who I have been working with. My landlords let him stay upstairs for most of last week and we did our best to work hard at the Musuem all week.
Then there have been the weekends...... every Sunday this month I have been taking a Red Cross course, which finished today. I am now a qualified Red Cross Instructor in First Aid/CPR/AED for Adults, Children, and Infants. Getting up at 8am every Sunday morning has not been my favourite thing in the world but it has been such a rewarding experience. I am apprehensive about teaching my first class but they do prepare us well and it seems amazing that I could teach others skills that could help to save some lives. Anyone need some training?
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I need CPR training! And now that you are certified, you are qualified to watch my baby (according to our Infant Care Class instructor, we should only allow those certified in CPR to babysit for us... which means a lot of people are out, including me.) Congrats on completing your course work!!
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