The princess has gone hippy....

Have I ever mentioned that you should follow me fast? or that I should follow me fast? LOL Heed the advice. I am on my next adventure! I told my mom I am the daughter that has the most adventurous, unexpected life.

The goal is in sight. In EIGHT! Did you hear me? Eight more weeks, I will graduate from the University of Phoenix with a B.S. degree in Healthcare Services/Management! Holy Frijoles! I NEVER thought the day would come! When I started the program in September 2006, the year 2009 seemed light years away...and now I am living in 2009! Now for the adventure part....

I have applied for the 8th grade Language Arts position at Pagosa Springs Jr. High where I spent the last 5 months of my life in a long-term sub position. Oh yeah - adventure...

Although I only have two classes to finish UoP, I have a science and humanities core class requirement to finish as well. So I am enrolled in summer classes at a community college in Durango (an hour away from Pagosa Springs). One class is MWF and the other is Tues/Thurs. THEN, I am taking the Praxis II exam to be certified in Middle School language arts.....kind of important since that is what I am applying to teach. The test is in two weeks - actually a week and a half now. So - I am taking UoP, two classes in Durango and studying for a major certification test - just a bit on overdrive. Adventure -

To make the best use of my time, drive time and study time and gas usage, I decided to stay in Durango for the next couple of weeks. My humanities class will go on-line after next week and I won't need to come everyday - plus I will have taken my Praxis and that pressure will be off. However the additional existing pressure is that I am unemployed and spending money on accommodations is an issue - what to do -
Adventure....

I decided I would live in my car. I can do this for two weeks. I would bring my sleeping bag, book light and clothing. I would park my car at Walmart (they let you park overnight) and in the morning go brush my teeth, comb my hair, and change clothes, put on makeup etc. For computer service I would use the library or the computer lab at Pueblo Community College. For safety, I would borrow my friend's son's 22 pistol he taught me to shoot, and sleep with it. I even thought about trying out the free breakfast bar at one of the hotels - okay - so I am not a guest - but I have always wanted to try that and see if I could get away with it. I know the little scoundrel in me is coming out. For some reason, my friends and family were not cool with this plan.

I just received my tax refund check (God's timing is always perfect!) Now I have some funds to change my plan up. So I decided to stay in a hostel. I have always wanted to try that out. I found one in Durango. Yesterday I checked in. Very nice accommodations but very different...I have joined the hippy lifestyle...

I am sharing a room with two other women. One is here for two weeks in an addiction recovery program. She is having amino acid therapy to replace lost brain cells. I hope it works. Within two minutes of talking with her, she told me there was a hostel in Durango to stay in....ummm newsflash...we are in Durango....in the hostel...as we speak...hmmm....maybe I will go get that padlock for my locker space...LOL....the other woman doesn't believe in deodorant....lovely....however she did take a shower before bedtime. How can you still smell after a shower....oh yeah...natural soap...give me bath and body works any day...my bed is by the window and the window is open...after a while I didn't smell anything.

The hostel is like a house with a lot of house guests of every type. The upstairs living area is equipped with a full-size large kitchen,living area with 3 computers, and a couple of bedrooms. It is very modern and extremely nice.

Oh yeah, bathrooms....Since I am downstairs in the "dorm" we also have co-ed bathroom facilities. Hmmm...this is a new experience as well. There is a private bathroom if you want to use it but only for potty purposes. The tub is under repair so you have to use the co-ed bathroom facilities for a shower. Okay - let me just say that this morning when I got up to use the bathroom and opened the door to the communal bathroom and a man was shaving at the sink....I wasn't sure I was cut out for this lifestyle - BUT - a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do - so I smiled, walked past him into the stall and well...you know... LOL

As for costs - $22 a night for a very nice place to stay - you just have to get used to living with people you don't know. Kind of like college life only with an older,(and younger)mixed crowd.

well....must go and study for awhile...I am in turbo study mode...every minute counts.....just needed to blog my thoughts...

Laughing as I type....
Jaye