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The First Day...technically Yesterday was more of an introduction or the “getting to know the place” part, where there was more of me fixing the papers and our immersion teacher getting things clear with the optometrist than getting actually "immersed" with optometry. But still, technically speaking, yesterday was the first day of my immersion. I reckon I could say that the first day of my immersion went smooth enough. I immersed at the Eye Power Clinic which is at Poblacion, Nabunturan ComVal. I guess one could say that I was somewhat of a nervous wreck in the morning as I didn’t know what to expect from the immersion proper, much less know the attitude of the one that is supposed to be guiding me through it. I fixed a few papers here and there, and got ready to get to my immersion spot. When I actually got to the place however, I realized that my anxiousness was for naught, the optometrist was super friendly and I reckon I would learn a lot from h

The Send off Ceremony... (I like straightforward titles) Apparently I never thought too much for the immersion, much less for the orientations, as I thought the best they could do for me was at least take a couple of weeks off of school (don't get me wrong though, days off of school are always good, come on now, let's be real here) to get my mind off of things. During the orientation, however, I realized that maybe the immersion maybe isn’t so bad after all. During the orientation I realized that the immersion could be a great leeway for me so that I could plan out stuff for my future and visualize what I would be doing maybe ten years from now if I actually picked the job I am basically trying to aim for now. I also learned a lot of things from the speaker though, like proper ethics on the workplace and such; as well as strategic ways to find a job, and how to apply for one (so as to not screw up the screening process and actually land on a job).