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One year older, five years wiser? End of 2019 Reflection

I have not updated much since last December... and a lot has happened in the course of the year. I went to visit North Carolina last January and I could tell I have slowly became more confident since the move. I did try and squeeze all the visits in and that was pretty tiring to say the least. I am hoping to go again next month because of the positive feelings going back. Spring 2019 semester: I had a hard time but I also learned I can pull through. I took Human Metabolism and Nutrition, Invasion Biology, and Wildlife Ecology and Management. I struggled with Wildlife Ecology and Management - which had me question what I was doing in this program. Turns out, I did not know I had needed extended testing - I always finished in parameters given for the exam (without essays). My professor encouraged me to talk to someone about the challenges with writing & reading comprehension and connected me with a different intake counselor. Turns out, I had a "hidden" specific learnin...