I can't believe it has been six months since I left Iceland. I didn't know whether or not I would be returning and was busy trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I had the opportunity to be the assistant coach at Hill College which was definitely a learning experience for me. I got to get my feet wet in college coaching and was grateful for the opportunity. As the season finished up at Hill I was given another opportunity to coach at Nolan Catholic High School with the girls varsity soccer program. It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed working with the girls and the other staff at Nolan. It is a very special program that invests a lot into the players and encourages their development not only as players, but as people. I was very fortunate to be a part of it.
Since returning from Iceland I tried to get my new contacts to help me find a way to get back to Iceland. I never got a response and had pretty much given up on returning. I started to work on my "life plan." I want to go to PA school at UNT HSC in Fort Worth and started working on my pre-requisites. I am currently taking Genetics on-line and also need Anatomy and Physiology. The last thing I need to make my application look good is "patient contact hours". Basically, I need to find a job where I am working directly with patients. My ideas are pretty limited.
In January I contacted one of my friends in Iceland to get an idea of how my old team was doing. My team got a new coach and some younger players have moved up. We started off joking about me coming back and then it turned into a real option and plan. By the next day, I was talking to the team manager about my return. Once again, the visa process is long and is testing my patience, but overall it is much easier than last year. I know what to expect and how to do things more efficiently. Right now I am waiting for my background check from the FBI to come back clear and then my application will be complete and it should only take a week once the immigration office has that. So, I am looking to return in a week or two from now and I couldn't be more excited. I will be there almost twice as long as last summer. Hopefully you don't get sick of posts ;)
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