i.passed.

i took my emt state practical exam today. i passed-- and writing that entirely ruins any sort of suspense i may have been wanting to create in this blog but i'm just too tired. my own suspense from the day topped anything i've ever experienced... i'm not joking.

i didn't sleep last night... all i could think about was everything i was going to forget. and i couldn't eat breakfast because i very nearly felt like throwing up. (one of the 60 people i was testing with actually did vomit in the bathroom and the stench lasted for hours). i wish i could have taken pictures or videos or *something* to help bring you into the processes of just how stressful this sort of testing is. it was unreal. but i passed....  eight hours and six skills testing stations later. i screeched for joy at the lady who gave me my results. she's a real serious type. a lieutenant in the fire department. a no-nonsense type of person. and she actually smiled at me.

and i can't even really celebrate because now i have to pack for a week of teaching i'm doing at a YWAM children at risk school in tijuana. i'm not really prepared because i was studying for my emt exam.... or at least i don't feel as prepared as i'd like to be. and my flight leaves tomorrow morning. i'm not even packed... and instead of packing i'm writing on my blog as a true testimony to the art of procrastination.

i shall commence packing... now...