Milestones

Everyone's got milestones in their lives; and today, I managed to hit one of mine.

Throughout the last couple of days, right up to when I basically walked into the interview room, it hadn't struck me that this is accreditation interview was a big deal. I don't know if it's my calmness or just stubborn obliviousness that kept me that way. Although, I didn't really sleep last night because I knew that today was the day.

It was a pretty good interview all in all. There weren't a whole lot of tough questions, but when the interviewers wanted to push me a little bit, they pushed me hard. I showed some hesitancy, but it wasn't so much that I was nervous, it was more because I wanted to further explain but not stretch myself too thin that I would border saying some wrong things - to which I got close once. Basically, it came down to my ability to articulate things again. I need to do better at that.

Anyways, I left the room for a few minutes, was called back in and then proceeded to hear the good news. I've passed! The moment was incredibly joyous for me because this knowledge liberated me so much in that I was able to really begin picturing myself searching for the right opportunity to go work. It's really awesome to hear that people think highly of you, and how they see that there is quite possibly more to you that even you think you might know - all very encouraging words.

So I'm thankful to everyone that's contributed to my journey: all my family, friends, strangers, etc. Again, I make the mention of how I am a result of the people around me.

Now, all that's left is to graduate!