robinbird

i’m sitting here eating a bowl of ramen (as usual) and i realized that the dear tumblr universe doesn’t know where ‘here’ is!
‘here’ is in a suburb of miami named kendall. i moved to miami about a month and a half ago and i found my current living situation three weeks ago. i am renting a room inside a huge four bedroom house owned by young newlyweds. they live here too, so we share the kitchen and living areas. this was an amazing find honestly because rent in miami, anywhere in miami, is terribly expensive. i haven’t been around at the house much because i’ve been working and at the bf’s place a lot but it’s a nice, calm place whenever i’m here. sometimes it’s slightly awkward interacting with two super conservative early 30-somethings, but they are harmless overall.
i own zero furniture besides a mattress which is laying on the floor in the corner. half of my belongings are on the other side of town with a friend and i haven’t had time to move anything.
i am getting re-promoted next week which is awesome considering i have only been working in this store a couple of weeks. everyone at my store is super laid back and we goof around a lot so it is really nice to not have to be stressed at work.
it’s been really difficult attempting to reorganize my life in a new city. i have yet to even get my clothes in proper drawers or do real grocery shopping much less find a yoga studio or neat places to hang out. school is keeping me on my toes in every free moment and any other time i spend with jonathan—usually at denny’s in the wee hours of the night devouring loaded potato skillets or cheesecake and having good conversation.
i did make one really neat find thanks to some friends of jonathan’s. at FIU you can access the practice rooms at any time and they are completely empty at night so i have spent a couple of nights there playing piano and i plan to do so more often.
i have a slight miami accent sometimes which i find utterly entertaining and i have gotten really good at deciphering people’s conversations in spanish (and taking starbucks orders of course! quiero un frappuccino de caramello y un iced lemon cake por favor!) but i am determined to get better and to learn to speak as fluent as i can.
i only have two more classes after this semester and it’s been a great stressor in the back of my mind knowing that i’m graduating soon and not knowing what i even want to do after that. this morning on my way to work i was determined to create a mental plan for what i will do next in life, either in miami or elsewhere, and after some quick research on my phone (while driving, tisk tisk) i found a montessori certification program nearby that is a little less than a year and is nationally accredited. it’s not too expensive and it is honestly what i have been wanting to do for years i just never put much thought to it. the reason i escaped the college of education at UCF was because it was driving me crazy and i felt i was learning nothing and i never wanted to be a part of the public school system because i knew i would grow bitter and tired and i prefer to be hopeful and pragmatic. i love psychology and while i can see myself being a clinical psychologist for children, i want to gain hands-on experience and have a full-time job and save money and figure out where i want to be before i jump into a PhD program somewhere. i really feel that without first experiencing children in a daily setting where you see them grow and develop that you might not get the most out of a degree like that. to have a set of mental data to draw from i feel will enhance my ability to help children in a clinical setting. besides that, i’ve always wanted to be a teacher so why not? montessori schools are incredible and their philosophy is right up my alley so i am excited to apply and start the program in the fall.
now that i have sufficiently bored you with my rambling on, i only go on to wish you a good night. don’t be a stranger.
robinbird