September 11th, and the 20 year history of my Au pair and an update on my DSA.

I kinda know that this is a little late given the circumstances. But better late than never.

Today is the birthday is my Au pair, whose job back then was to look after me when I got back from school. He would often have a chicken pie ready for me. A store-bought chicken pie, mind you but a chicken pie, nonetheless.

He spent so many years with us. He helped with manual labor as he was very strong and he helped us when we were raising pigs. He was always kind and patient with me, despite my autism. He and his twin brother learned much of our culture and could speak and write English like a second language. 

My parents took me to his home country in Czech Republic, we had a lovely time there. He's now married with a couple of kids so he's moved up in the world and I think I'm overdue for a reunion.

It's a shame that his birthday September 11th. The same day that the twin towers were destroyed by those planes. I remember staring at the tragedy on TV and having such switching channels constantly to see if I was dreaming. It still affects us to this day. I've seen many reactions to 9/11, much of it was asking "why?". I'm no stranger to all the conspiracy theories in relation to 9/11 and in it seems to be part of our culture nowadays to make references to 9/11. I remember the BBC or I think it was doing a documentary of all the inconsistencies that were talked about with 9/11.

As for my university course. My parents have finally got a report on my DSA eligibility and the results were shocking. I will have access to over nearly £10K! I will even have access to special equipment in relation to my autism and my mental conditions. One such piece of equipment is a Dragon microphone, designed to write what I speak into the microphone, first time I saw it was when I was with a member of Kent Supportive Employment, or when it used to be called that. I liked it as I always speak a lot, even when I'm alone in my home. If nothing else, it can help me with my blogging. I was told the first few months will not be easy, not the least of the reasons being that its been 10 years since I took an education.

As for my desire to build an online business, it will have to be put on the back seat, no ifs, ands, or buts. I plan to explain more about my feelings in a future post. I promise.