July 29th, 2023

This was a typical Friday in my office, where I was just trying to wrap up things for the week in order to have a peaceful weekend. For the last couple weeks though, I had the habit of constantly refreshing my personal email during work hours, as I knew an email from Guiding Eyes was going to come most likely during my work hours since they’re three hours ahead of me. It just so happens that I was right, at about 9:30 in the morning on this day I got an email stating that I was accepted to Guiding Eyes. Although I was accepted, I was most likely going to have to wait 12 to 14 months in order to receive a class date due to the backlog of the pandemic. 

After seeing this email, I remember sending a message to my team in the office letting them know that I had gotten accepted. Everybody in the office was extremely excited for this new chapter. I also remember messaging my director and associate Director telling them that I needed to take some time to reflect on this very important email that I had sitting in my inbox.