I can't tell you how great it feels to be out of college, or out of school period. The first thirteen required years and then I spent another six years in college training to be a veterinarian, and a good one at that.
I had only been out of school for a few weeks when I got the call. Apparently my teacher, Dr. Wagner, had a friend on the Olympic Peninsula who was a vet, and had told him I was the at top of my class and needed a job. His friend, Dr. Mahoney, was a veterinarian just outside of Forks, Washington, and needed someone to work the night shift. I told him that I would love the job and I would be there next Friday. Now all I had to do was move.
It was definitely a substantial move, considering I'm from Alabama, but it was definitely worth it. It would be a great experience for me, so that day I began packing. I figured it would take me two days to pack everything and three to drive all the way there. Then, I would just have to unpack and settle in. I had looked at houses and unfortunately the closest one to my workplace was fifteen minutes outside of Forks, in La Push. La Push, from what I had read online, wasn't a bad place to live, the neighbors were friendly and it even had a beach, but I would be alone there. But I'm nothing if not optimistic, and I could definitely make this work.