New Beginnings
I wanted to write this blog to encourage you that you can do anything! It's been nearly 2 months since I moved down to Exeter to begin my gap year with PAIS England and I’m going to share a bit about how it was moving away from my family who understand and support my Tourette’s, to living with new people who I had never met. The weeks leading up to moving away from home were not easy. I faced many new challenges and my tics were worse knowing that change was coming. One of the biggest challenges I faced was getting my hair cut (sounds easy, right?) It was not easy for me. How can something so small be so difficult? I was scared of ticking and something going wrong, scared of the scissors and the noise that they make and overall, was nervous to walk into a salon and trust someone who does not know my tics to cut my hair. However, I overcame my fears and let the amazing Millie (from Darpo) do her job! Sometimes it's the little things that we struggle with but when we face our ...