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I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful support system. First I want to thank my family, friends, teachers, mentors and most importantly the man upstairs. I am at a point in my life where I can stand back and say that I am truly happy and have learned so much from my "college" experience.

I have so many goals to accomplish but it doesn't worry me because I am doing it for me. I have been through some obstacles along the way but as time goes on I have gotten through it. I am so excited for this new upcoming journey that it will only make me a better person.

I have a few things to think about within the next couple of weeks because I will have to make a decision on what school to attend. I heard back from one yesterday and will hear back from the others around next week. I have a good feeling about where I want to go but on the other hand I am worried that I might make the wrong choice. I will figure it out by the deadline and it will all work out.

The internship is going so well! I love what I do and I wouldn't have it any other way! I am meeting with EMS today to learn the ropes on how to teach the students about bullying. It will give me some classroom exposure and it will help me broaden my feel for teaching.

I have a meeting with the human sexuality teacher this Friday and will go over some of the curriculum for their class and get an idea on the the community.

Have a great week/happy humpday
Jessi

Update

Yay,
I have been so busy that I haven't had time to update everyone with what I have been doing!

Last week was super busy and it is starting to catch up with me...I feel like I am getting sick and have been really tired.

I did go to many events such as
Tech Fair
Wolf in Sheeps Clothing
SHAPE Meeting
EMS with the social worker and the school counselor
Safe Zone training
"Can I Kiss you?"
Had my interview with Friends University
Met with KSU extension
AND had my final paper and final test last night...
WOAH!

I am happy and proud to say that I have gained so much insight on all of these things and I can take it with me for the future.

I also made more contacts by talking with these people that I will be involved with much more areas to come. This is exciting!

I will be helping EMS with their bullying campaign and will actually get to "teach" some of the material(YES!)

The goal for next week is to have my project that I was assigned completely finished.

Then it is spring break!

After spring break I will be busy because I am going to make a ton of contacts with different agencies and compile a final folder of everything that I have touched on.

Have a great weekend!
-Jessi

Dating a sociopath-What are the signs?

Hello readers!
I am happy to say that today is Thursday! I have been busy booking appointments with local agencies, going to different presentations and still trying to keep focused on my Women Against Violence class. WOWZA.

The presentation that I went to yesterday made a lot of sense and opened my mind to alot of different issues that are present in society today. As you noticed in my title of the blog it has to do with sociopaths. I was in for a treat when I got to listen to Mary Todd speak on the dangers of dating and what to watch out for. She touched on many issues such as abusive relationships, rape among women, date rape and my favorite topic of the presentation was looking out for the sociopath. I have seen these types of people in my college career and know that they do exist.

I do not want to copyright what she has to say about the sociopath so I will re-direct you to her blog so you can read the signs-I was seriously scared after listening to what she had to say because alot of the signs seem to be normal in my opinion. Getting compliments sholdn't be an issue but it depends on the other actions that they may be showing-Check it out-there is some great info and if you want to learn more you should hit up the Womens Center! Great resources : )

http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/sociopath-among-us-part-7-nnsd.html
Have a lovely day,
<3 Jessi

My thoughts about politics/people

Greetings,
I have been taking a lot of different issues and looking at people's perspectives and views on things lately and I feel like I have been empathetic towards their views almost to the point where it makes me indifferent. Yes, I have my own views and will stand up for what I believe in but as I grow older I find it easier to be more accepting of others and to see both sides of the issue.

I do not agree with close minded people, only because I think it can create conflict. I think that others should be able to listen to others point of view and to see it through a different perspective.

I have been posting many news articles on Planned Parenthood just because I feel very strongly about protecting womens rights to health care. I have stirred up peoples thought processes because some people have been questioning my views. One of the messages that I have received came from a person that is strictly conservative and doesn't have much room to change their view, "I see your politics veering sharply to the left and it distresses me."

First, I can agree with that statement. I'm all about change and making things better. I can thank my education for that because if it weren't for everything that I have learned especially in college I would have been very closed minded.

There's something to ponder-maybe someone will message me about veering sharply to the left...who knows. : )-I'm getting people to think so maybe that's a positive? IDK.

This week has been great. I went to the technology fair and learned some neat things about facebook and IPAD. It made me want to buy an IPAD-They seem common and I feel left out. Maybe for graduate school I can get one...

Today I am going to a presentation for unhealthy relationships. It will be interesting because I am curious to see the warning signs and what to avoid when pursuing a relationship. I will be able to keep this in my thought process when I do go into marriage and family therapy or family life education.

I hope you all have a nice day-the sun is out so that is a positive-
-Jessi