Yeah...I do thrive under pressure. But my problems may be solved...
I had applied to Kripalu Massage School several months ago. I had taken a class with the head of the program, and she really liked my energy, and though that Kripalu would be a great place for me to train.
I got in (not hard, considering that she was my interviewer
), but didn't get the scholarship that I would need to attend. Anyways, the scholarship would have only covered 40%, and that wouldn't have been enough (my first course scholarship was 80%). So, I wrote it off...
...until today, when I opened a letter, sent by Kripalu on the 8th. It seems that they mysteriously came up with a scholarship...to the tune of $2000. It's about 66% of the course cost. It includes my room and board.
I was in shock for most of the day, to say the least. And, yes, I'm taking it. I'm going to come back in mid-February and look for apts. I'll have a certification by then, and a definite good chance of getting an apartment, along with the opportunity to get a job at a gym or something, and a definite way to work freelance, like most massage therapists do. In fact, with the friends and contacts that I have, I have a ready-made client base.
I'm going to have to pull together money to get a laptop (for papers and such, and also to continue doing business things online while I'm there), but I can pull that together, I'm sure. I think that IM had something to do with this. It's a miracle, it truly is!
(PS- I also did the Million Dollar Challenge, starting two days ago...and this scholarship came out of nowhere, along with another check for $20. So, in two days, I'm up $2020. That's INSANE.)
Yeah, NYC sucks if you're broke as joke. At least, I'll now have definite prospects when I come back. I know that it'll work out just fine, you know? I have to work hard so that I can travel and maybe see what's out there more...