rivka

It's been a long time since I've seen a LiveJournal survey that looked interesting. This one was featured on several British LJers' pages, but doesn't seem to have spread very widely through my friends list.

About 20 years ago I was 8, and...
1. learning long division
2. going to summer camp for the first time, and being homesick.
3. steadfastly refusing to learn to swim.
4. meeting my first real best friend, Kirsten.

About 15 years ago I was 13, and...
1. going to Japan on a tour for gifted children.
2. reading every Pern book I could find.
3. spending two months flat on my back in bed, recovering from scoliosis surgery.
4. planning to be a gifted education teacher when I grew up.

About 10 years ago I was 18, and...
1. walking with a cane.
2. learning to enjoy sex.
3. having my first crush on a woman.
4. about to make the worst relationship decision of my life.

About 5 years ago I was 23, and...
1. seeing my first therapy clients.
2. having hip replacement surgery, and getting to give up my crutches.
3. extricating myself from my miserable relationship.
4. first meeting all three of the people who are now my partners.

About 2 years ago I was 26, and...
1. going through the internship match process.
2. collecting my first dissertation subjects.
3. moving to Maryland.
4. in intensive physical therapy, trying to learn the right way to walk.

Now I am 28, and...
1. finally making some money.
2. collecting my last dissertation subjects.
3. involved in several genuine activities outside of work and Usenet.
4. happy.