I will soon be joining my fellow graduands at a convocation ceremony where I will receive my degree in occupational therapy. There has been much preparation for the event and I have been busy as a bee in making arranges for that day. The ceremony itself seems to be akin to the gathering of a colony of bees, crowded and hierarchical, in terms of the arrangements of grads and guests. Similar too is the social system of bees and convocation coordinators. There are those prestigious queen bees who show up in their attire and participate in the procession, as academic elites. Then there are the coordinators who act as worker bees, arranging the ceremony and preparing the venue. Although I will be present on that day, wearing my academic attire, I am far from the well-regarded faculty and post-doctoral candidates who will be there in there fancy and assuming hats. Another distinction between me and the queen bees is the work I am putting in prior to the big day. One element of preparation has been the examination of the accessibility of the venue and that is where today, I noticed, the greatest kindness. Last week, I submitted a form requesting information on the accessibility of the hall where the ceremony is held and today I received a most kind and detailed e-mail from a worker bee. He buzzed on about the physical layout and the demands of the ceremony and was very willing to work with me to ensure that things work out on that day. Since this ceremony marks the achievement of the biggest accomplishment of my life, I am very excited and eager for things to work out well. I am grateful for the kindness of this bee and feel that with his support I will be successful in having a meaningful convocation along with my fellow pollinators.
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