Last week, I interviewed for an Alternative Break Coordinator position in the P.E.A.C.E. Volunteer Center. Today, I found out I got the position!!! I'm really excited about this opportunity because my experience on my one and only alternative break was truly life changing. I can't begin to describe to you how important this program is to me. I now have the opportunity to make the difference in the life of someone else that was made in mine.
*Alternative breaks are the opportunity to spend a week or a weekend volunteering with a group of fellow students. My trip was to a YMCA Camp Campbell in Boulder Creek, California. This was my first time leaving the east coast, and it was truly amazing. California won me over the moment I got there. I couldn't believe how beautiful it was, or that I was wearing a fleece jacket in May! The mountains and the redwoods were breathtaking. I barely managed to pull myself away. If it were for liability issues, I would have stayed behind. The mountains are still calling my name and I'll find my way back to them one day.*
My rant this morning seemed to cause a domino effect of surprisingly good things. I think the rain had something to do with it. Rain has always had a cleansing effect in my life, and there was more than enough cleansing to go around today. Combining the thunderstorms with meaningful music always seems to fix everything. The wonderful people in my life help too. :) I always know I can comfort in my second dorm room; something as simple as watching a movie, making a schedule, or just giggling about nonsense.
Transportation to my internship this summer is almost set in stone and I couldn't be more excited. I already started researching the animals I will be working with. I'm not excited about shopping for supplies, only because that means I actually have to spend money. I do however have two free weeks to spend with my baby bear and my lovely cousins (my lifelong partner and bffl will be there of course, just an added bonus... not that my cousins are her kids or anything)
I'm still daydreaming. I am convinced that it won't stop. I have an amazing weekend planned and things are only going to get better from there. My thoughts of him are annoying, wonderful, and sporadic. I'm surprised I make it through a full thought without being interrupted, it's that much of a problem. When I brought him the gift of Starbucks, I only managed to have a mini-conversation with him because I scripted my half in my head. Every other time, I can't talk to him without giggling before every sentence. At least I know he thinks it's adorable and not annoying. :)
In sad news, the holographic jungle animal stickers on the back of my phone are peeling off.
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