Something that I really wish I were able to find when I was
researching which midwifery school to apply to, and mostly make the decision
between full-time versus part-time programs, was a first year schedule. Part of
the reason I’m writing this blog is to encourage those of you who are
contemplating the MEP and hopefully my experiences may inspire you to follow your
dream and make the right choice for you.
For a longtime, I had convinced myself
that being a midwife was out of my reality and would never happen. Sometimes I
wonder if it were a way of me to protect myself from that longing of being a
midwife when it was so far away from my reach. Conversely, I had moments where
I knew deep down that someday I would be a midwife. I wish I had freed myself
of our society pre-set milestones. I mean, the ones that tell us that we
are too old to do something, like going back to school at age 40. The ones that
tell you to have it all at the same time, or you will run out of time. I wish
our society were more focused on patience. In the age of drive thru fast foods,
texting, tweeting, high-speed Internet and microwave dinners, we are losing a
very important virtue. Patience. I remember once sitting down with 10-years
worth of calendars in front of me, and planning my motherhood and midwifery
career. I remember dotting in how many more kids I wanted to have, the
gap I wanted between them, when I possibly could start the program, how old the
children would be then, how old I would be when finished the program… CRAZY!!
There was this sense of rush that everything had to be achieved in a time
frame. A very short time frame. Where did I get that concept from? Who knows?
My upbringing maybe, however I have a very strong feeling its out there in our
culture. It was insane of me to think that I could plan life like that. In a
calendar! There is nothing wrong with a little planning, but there are so many
things that are out of our control. What if I didn’t get pregnant when I
wanted, what if I had a child with a disability, or lost a child, what if I got
chronically ill, didn’t get in the program… So many things can happen. I still
am a planner as you may have noticed from previous posts, but I have learned to
accept life as it happens and to adapt to whatever circumstances I found myself
in. My point in telling this story is to illustrate how easily we can get
trapped in the concept that certain things should happen at certain times in
our lives and when they don’t we may convince ourselves that is too late. It is
never too late to follow your dream. With that message being said I will go
back to the initial intention of this post, which was to share my first
semester schedule.
Weekday
|
Time
|
Course
|
Monday
|
12:30 - 15:30
|
Working Across Differences
|
Tuesday
|
13:30 - 14:30
|
A & P Lecture
|
15:30 - 16:30
|
A & P Tutorial
| |
17:30 - 18:30
|
A & P Tutorial
| |
19:00 - 21:00
|
Indigenous Studies
| |
Wednesday
|
13:00 - 16:00
|
Midwifery The Profession
|
Thursday
|
9:30 - 11:30
|
A & P Lab
|
12:30 - 13:30
|
A & P Lecture
| |
Friday
|
9:00 - 12:00
|
Life Sciences Lecture
|
13:00 - 15:00
|
Life Sciences Lab
| |
In this blog, I will try to share as many
details about the program as well as my adventures through it so you can be
better educated, prepared and hopefully encouraged to make the right choices
for you.
