Monday's mail brought a most unexpected surprise- and not a good one at that. My winter vacation to Winnipeg left more scars than the ones evidenced on my face from frostbite and a split lip. No, as if 9 hours of waiting in an emergency room just to be told frostbite is irreversible while my lip was stitched up wasn't enough of a waste of my time- I am just now feeling the effects of the true cost of my "medical care" 8 months later.
Medical care in Canada may be free for Canadians, but not Americans. I received a bill for fifty dollars shortly after returning from Canada. I should've known it was too good to be true. I paid it and never thought of it again. Until this past Monday. I received a letter saying I had a delinquent balance at St. Boniface Hospital and if I didn't pay it within 6 days they would turn me in to the Credit Bureau. Great. It is the worst feeling ever to be 26 years old and have to make a call to your parents for financial help. It is even sadder that I didn't have the $295.75 to pay the bill. It is not an astronomical amount, but none-the-less overwhelming for someone to receive who is as broke as I am(By the way, my dad is so nice. He paid the bill. Thank the good Lord for understanding parents).
In attempts to get out of debt, I have taken on a few tutoring gigs. Last night I met with the first of three clients I will be tutoring weekly. Her name is Shakeiva. I call her KeKe. She is in fifth grade and is at least 5 foot 6. Crazy. I was there for three hours last night. It made me miss teaching but grateful that if I have to work a second job, at least it is doing something I love. I have to admit I feel a little rusty. I felt on top of my game for History, Reading and Vocabulary- but then she pulled out a math sheet. I need to review angles. I remember a straight line is 180 and a circle is 360 and a right angle is 90...but I had to dig deep in the archives of my mind to recall the degrees in an acute and obtuse angle. We had a good time. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights are now devoted to tutoring. Bring on the dough.
2 comments:
don't you remember acute is less than 90* and obtuse is more than 90*????
Yes, travis...but, do you know the exact degree of an acute and obtuse? no and we couldn't use a protractor...shut up. you are lame.
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