I lived and worked in New York City for nine years, and for part of that time I was a practice manager for a behavioral optometrist in Brooklyn. I found out about OT there, since many OTs referred kids to him, and after some research I decided it was the perfect follow-on to my psychology studies.
In high school, my mom encouraged me to teach dance classes to kiddos in Head Start programs outside of Pittsburgh. Mom is amazing with children and incredible with older adults. She taught special-needs pre-school and is now a home aid for people with Alzheimer's who have additional serious medical conditions. I feel like I learned a lot about OT from her, even though she was unfamiliar with the profession before I applied to school.
Boogying on down the road; finding hikes for me and my best friend who is a schnauzer-dachsund named Oliver; apparently watching lots of "Foreign Steamy Romances" and "British Biographical 20th Century Period Pieces" on Netflix.
Delicious dips. I basically live off hummus and salsa and dip-delivery methods such as delicious chips.
I've lived in 3 of 5 boroughs of NYC; I've worked at fish markets in both NJ and CA; I'm a clog dancer.