To celebrate the release of her New Adult novel (which is awesome, btw), Mila Ferrera is doing a blogfest today. This is your chance to post about a time that you decided to do something even though it scared you, either to get over that fear or because you knew it would be good for you.
While I was in university, I had the opportunity to work overseas in Finland for the summer. I was excited and also scared. My mother’s side of the family lives there, and I would be staying with my grandparents. They didn’t speak English. I barely spoke any Finnish. It meant figuring things out on my own since my grandparents couldn’t help me. And it meant traveling everyday from Vantaa to Helsinki for my job (cleaning staff in a recreational facility for the elderly).
There were a few situations where I got myself into trouble. Like when I disembarked the train at the wrong stop late at night and had to figure my way back to my grandparents’ apartment. I’m still not sure how I found my way home. I swear it was completely by accident. But the over all experience was worth it and it gave me the self confidence I needed. I traveled to Lapland and Saint Petersburg on my own that summer, and I returned a few years later to spend a semester in central Finland during grad school. Now I have all kinds of experiences I can write about in my NA novels.
Did you do anything in university that scared you but you knew would be good for you?
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Nessa Cavanaugh, psychology student, knows how to stay on an even keel. Despite the urging of her mother and her academic advisor to get a life and have some fun, “all work and no play” sums up her plan to survive her grueling internship year at a children's hospital. She doesn't want to end up like her father, whose constant ups and downs broke her family, and avoiding unnecessary emotional entanglements is a must.
Then she (literally) runs into Dr. Aron Lindstrom in the middle of her disastrous first day on the job. The attraction is instant—and terrifying. Nessa knows she should stay away—especially when she finds out he has a reputation for being a player—but Aron is brilliant, intense, and as sexy as they come. When he challenges her to take a chance on him, her plans to stay focused on work start to crumble.
But what begins as passion takes on a dangerous edge, becoming an emotional roller coaster that’s frighteningly familiar. As things spiral out of control, Nessa must decide whether she should hold on for the ride or run … even if it means leaving her heart behind.