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A Time To Reflect

It is hard to believe that just 2 years ago I came to nyc to study at Columbia.


Here I am over looking the City. I was so excited, so nervous, so happy, even a little sad to have left my family and friends in California....so many things.

Then 10 short months later....I was graduating from Columbia!



Now I have been out of Graduate school for a year now and working in foster care.....getting my bootie kicked by foster care....and I'm still excited, nervous, happy and even sometimes sad.

At milestones we tend to reflect and evaluate, which is what I have been doing a lot of lately. I have considered returning to school for a Psy. D. I have thought about moving home and working at a hospital in Pediatric Oncology. I have even considered (dare I saw) sticking with this foster care thing a little while longer.

I know I will find the path that is right for me.....but for now I am just so happy that many of my dreams came true in the last 2 years. What a blessing!!

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  1. The YoungsMay 20, 2010 at 6:36 PM

    Zaneta,
    I have no doubt you will figure out what is best in the bigger picture. I am so happy for you that you got to live your dream of studying and graduating from Columbia and working in New York City. You are amazing and I have missed you - but I am lucky to have found you through the world wide web.

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  2. sonya dMay 20, 2010 at 8:29 PM

    Hang in there. It will get better.

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  3. Tenise WallAugust 8, 2010 at 8:37 PM

    Zaneta I'm happy you have stepped out on faith to pursue your dreams. It's amazing what happens when we look up for strength and step out into the midst of the unknown relying solely on Him. You're from Cali! Pretty cool especially for me since our next family trip 2011 will be California, perhaps you can give me some tips of what would be worth seeing as the time draws nearer. And you're considering a PsyD--you go girl! I am enrolled to begin my PhD Oct 11th and looking so forward to being back in school and as you said pursuing my dreams. Life is truly amazing & one lesson I've learned... life is what you make it. So Zaneta continue to make it everything you ever hoped for, it's at your finger tips!

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