If you have been reading my blog posts — I’ve been trying to care for myself both professionally and personally. Since July I have been working on making new changes. Usually, I’ve been fearless about making major changes in my life but when it came down to relocating from one state to another for the second time. It made me realize it would be challenging. I convinced myself that I could relocate again and be successful which I think I could have made it but the risks were higher for me. I decided to confide with a few colleagues and friends who supported me but a close friend of mine crunched a few estimated numbers that I didn’t consider. This was a reality check for me. Potentially, I can achieve my short term goals in this town. Once I become more financially stable, I can look into relocating , if I so desire.
A quick recap from where I am from originally. So I was born and raised in New York City, a population of 8.55 million (2018 census). I moved to Arkansas a population of 3.02 million (2018 census). The county that I live in currently is estimated about 29,318 people. At some point this town in the 1950’s there were 8,000 people. I’m still learning about this town and I’ve noticed that most people that I have met are not originally from AR. We have a mixture of people from California, to South/Central America, and people coming from neighboring areas.
As you can read there is a great difference in population, there’s a difference in political views (this state is predominantly Republican) , and the culture is more homogeneous. I miss diversity, I miss hearing different languages, I miss the different foods, I miss seeing bright colorful murals (I think NYC has some amazing street artwork), and I miss my friends that I grew up with. It’s been a major adjustment for me and I needed to make changes if I’m going to live here.
Thus, I spoke to my Supervisor about my situation and she encouraged me to take care of myself and my needs. One thing led to another when I spoke to the Children’s supervisor about a change in job description — now I will be working full time with children ages K to 5th grade. I am getting my photo ID today to do counselings at schools and at our outpatient clinic. I am nervous and excited. I would like to focus on trauma within children’s childhood and providing additional services for Spanish speaking parents.
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