October 19

       This week was a different story from the usual, as it was just a half week due to Fall break. The fact that this half week also comes just after most midterms have completed leaves little in the way of reason for students to seek a consultant's assistance. As such, I did not receive any appointments on the one day, Friday, that I worked - and thus have little to mention in regards of what I learned or experienced this week.
       All that said, however, I did notice three students who were here for observations of a writing consultant - fulfilling a requirement for an English class I believe. Their presence got me thinking about the mentees that I have still yet to see for a big research project in ENGL 339WI - a prerequisite for becoming a writing consultant. I recall having some excitement to fulfill this role, but it may seem that whatever mentees I was supposed to be advising had quite the opposite opinion, or at the very least are self sufficient. I expect to see them at least once before the semester is over.
      Aside from the mentee project, I had little to think about other than my, thankfully, bettering condition. After contracting Tonsillitis over the break, I wasn't sure that I would be able to attend work this Friday, but thankfully I caught it early enough and managed to begin medication immediately. After realizing that there was no risk of contagion and that I didn't have a fever, I decided it was best to do my usual two hour shift - not that I had any appointments, but it's always good to have an extra consultant working in case of walk-ins. 

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