Kumanani ndi Asheville Intern wathu, Alex!

Monga munthu amene nthawi zonse wakhala woimira anthu olumala, ndinadabwa kumva za gawo lachisangalalo pamene ndinalembetsa ku yunivesite ya Western Carolina. Pa semester yanga yoyamba ku WCU, nditakhala m'kalasi la maziko a Recreational Therapy, ndinazindikira kuti zosangalatsa zinali zambiri kuposa momwe ndimaganizira. Ndinaphunzira mwamsanga kuti RT imatenga njira yokwanira kuti ikwaniritse zosowa za makasitomala athu, zakuthupi, zamaganizo, zamakhalidwe, zamaganizo, ndi zamagulu. Othandizira zosangalatsa amagwira ntchito ndi makasitomala awo kuti apeze njira zatsopano zokwaniritsira zolinga za munthu, kupanga mgwirizano pakati pa sing'anga ndi omwe akulandira chithandizo. Kukhala mbali ya gawo lochititsa chidwili kwandipatsa mwayi wochita zomwe ndimakonda kwambiri, kutumikira anthu olumala ndikusangalala nawo pamene akukwaniritsa zolinga zawo.

Ndikuyandikira chaka changa chachikulu, nditaphunzira za ins and outs of the entertainment therapy, anthu omwe timatumikira, ndi momwe tingathandizire makasitomala athu, inali nthawi yoti tipeze internship yanthawi zonse ya semester ya masika. Pamene ndinkafufuza internship, ndinadziwa kuti ndikufuna kugwira ntchito ndi anthu omwe adakumana ndi vuto la neurocognitive disarray kapena zomwe zinachitikira zofanana. Pamene Branson, yemwe tsopano ndi woyang'anira wanga, anabwera kudzagawana ndi kalasi yathu ya RT za ntchito yake pa Hinds' Feet Farm ku Asheville, nthawi yomweyo ndinadziwa kuti ndikufuna kuphunzira zambiri za malowa. Posakhalitsa, ndinakonza zoyankhulana, kundipatsa mwayi wopita ku HFF ndikuphunzira zambiri za mapulogalamu awo. Sikuti ndinangokonda pulogalamuyo yokha, koma mamembala anali olandiridwa bwino, ndipo zinali zosavuta kupanga chisankho chovomera kuphunzitsidwa ku Hinds' Feet Farm.

Kuyambira tsiku loyamba la maphunziro anga, ndakhala ndikukumana ndi zochitika ngati banja, komanso chikondi pakati pa mamembala, antchito, ndi mabanja pano. Komanso, ndaphunzira kale zambiri kuposa zimene ndinkayembekezera. Pamene ndamanga maubale ndi mamembala, ndasangalala kuphunzira za njira zosiyanasiyana zomwe adachokera, momwe adapezera kuvulala muubongo, ndi kusintha ndi masitepe omwe atenga kuti apite patsogolo kuyambira kuvulala kwawo. Kuonjezera apo, ndimaphunzira zambiri tsiku ndi tsiku zokhudzana ndi maubwenzi ogwira ntchito, njira zowunika, kukonza mapulani, luso la utsogoleri, maudindo oyang'anira, ndi zina zambiri. Pakali pano, ndikukonzekera ndekha, ndikukhazikitsa, ndikuwunika, ndikulemba magulu angapo pa sabata. Ndikuona kuti mipata imene ndapatsidwa mpaka pano yandikonzekeretsa mtsogolo mwachisawawa.

Ndidzamaliza maphunziro anga mu Meyi ndi BS mu Recreational Therapy. Zolinga zanga zamtsogolo zikuphatikizapo kugwira ntchito nthawi yochepa monga LRT/CTRS, pamene ndikupitiriza ulendo wanga wokhudza zaumoyo. Posachedwa ndidalandiridwa ku pulogalamu ya Doctor of Physical Therapy ku yunivesite ya Western Carolina, ndipo ndidzayamba pulogalamuyo mu Ogasiti 2022. Ndikumva kuti maphunziro anga amandiwonetsa kuzinthu zingapo za kuvulala muubongo zomwe zandithandiza kuti ndisangalale komanso thupi langa. chidziwitso chamankhwala. Ngakhale kuti nthawi yanga pa Hinds' Feet Farm idzatha posachedwa, ndikuyembekeza kuti m'tsogolomu ndikhoza kubwezera pulogalamu yomwe yandipatsa zambiri. Ndikuyamikira khama la ogwira ntchito, mamembala, mabanja, maubwenzi, ndi anthu ammudzi kuti asunge HFF iyi, ndipo ndiri woyamikira kwambiri mwayi wokhala nawo pulogalamu yopindulitsa yotereyi. Famu ya Mapazi a Hinds ndi malo apadera kwambiri, ndipo nthawi zonse imakhala ndi gawo la mtima wanga.