Boston here I come!

I'm moving to Boston for a year!
I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am! I'm volunteering with Jesuit Volunteer Corps and I will be working at Sojourner House as the permenant housing cordinator. It's a homeless shelter that built affordable housing units and now I work with the tenants that are living there. I will be doing PR work and using my degree which makes the experience even better! I leave Aug. 14th, but I'm flying to Baltimore for orientation.

The funny thing is that it took me forerver, and I mean forever to do my application. It was hard to think about myself so much. I'm not used to looking into my mind and figuring out why I believe what I believe. It was hard to express my thoughts into the essays, which is weird because I've never really had a problem writing before. It's easy for me to spurt out papers with good arguments. I could write 12 page papers in 3 hours, but it was hard to write why I wanted to volunteer and live off $85 a month. I had even convinced myself that I didn't want to do it anymore because I wasn't ready. I knew in my heart that I was ready, but it's hard to have this passion, which means giving up a career for a year and making money, because you feel like you are drawn to social justice. One very long and emotional phone conversation with my sister Elana changed all that. She helped me understand that I wouldn't be missing out on a career and this will start off my career. I couldn't ignore the passion just because it was hard to write the essays. So I finished them, had my interviews and then like magic I was going to Boston! Thank goodness, I know it was the right decision.



The book this time is:
My point.....and I Do Have One (Ellen Degeneres)
Can I just tell you that I love love love Ellen! I wish I was her! She's funny, but her comedy has a great underlying message and she really makes people want to get up and dance! I love it! Can someone please get me tickets to her show? I would be forever grateful! :)