Hi All...I am writing to begin the blog that I plan on keeping during the next ten months as I serve in the DC inner-city schools through a program called City Year, which is under the Americorps branch. I titled my blog "Give a year. Change the world" because it is City Year's motto and I know I will use it as inspiration throughout. I plan on writing here as a way to journal my experiences and emotions over the course of the program and to let you all know what I am up to (I will mostly be writing in a stream of consciousness)! Over the past month or so I have been traveling a bunch and spending as much time with the important people in my life as I know that I will miss you all very much. I have been itching to get out of LA and California, but as time gets closer for me to leave I have begun to realize how great my life is here and appreciate it even more. What a support system I have! It is going to be weird not going back to LMU, a place that feels so much like home, but I am looking forward to a great challenge ahead of me. I know that this will help to direct and mold the person I am to the next step in my life. Speaking with a good friend of mine, I explained my realization and expressed to her my anxiety about moving across the country to do something that I know will be emotionally and physically challenging (approximately 50 hour work weeks), but she explained to me that during her experience away her support system got stronger than ever and I know mine will the same! I look forward to keeping in contact with everyone and hope that this helps all of you to understand the changes that I am experiencing. I fly out on Sunday with my mom to settle in begin work on Monday the 16th. It's all falling into place :) I love you all very much and appreciate all your support! I look forward to writing soon...
Peace and Hugs.
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