New Experiences

I recently made a personal goal for myself that each week I am going to do something that I have never done before. It doesn't matter what it is really. Big or small. I just want to have a new experience each week. It is so easy to get caught up in the comfortable monotony of things that are familiar and I don't want to do that. This was my first week since I made this decision and I did not 1 but 3 things that I have never done before. Busy week.

New Experience #1: Presenting at a Conference
On Friday, my supervisor and I gave a music therapy presentation at a recreation therapy symposium. This happened to be my mid-term project. I put together the presentation and the handouts and my supervisor and I presented it together. The conference was small and pretty laid back but it was still a first and a pretty big accomplishment I think. The presentation went really well and I got a lot of positive feedback.


New Experience #2: Eeyore"s Birthday Party
As I'm sure many of you know Austin has a motto that you see on bumper stickers, t-shirts and signs all over the city: "Keep Austin Weird." Well, a yearly tradition celebrating the Winnie the Pooh character Eeyore's Birthday is clearly an example of this. Apparently there is a story in Winnie the Pooh when Eeyore thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday however they throw him a surprise birthday party. This huge celebration has been a tradition since the 60's and involves a lot of... let's just say weirdness for lack of a better word.








New Experience #3: Kayaking
One of the coolest things about Austin is that there are a lot of outdoorsy things you can do right in the middle of the city. This morning my aunt and I got up early and rented Kayaks. The spring and river that you can go on is completely calm, it's not like white water rafting or anything, but still pretty cool. You can go right by downtown. Then we went and had bloody marys after kayaking. Great Sunday morning.