That's right folks, right now I am sitting in a bar, drinking 16 ounces of pure peach-sweet foggy whiskey from a mason jar. Rosie and I have made our way from sushi happy hour, to pink champagne cupcakes, and finally to Swift where we have settled in to work.
So I thought I'd give a few updates:
- The arrival of June means nearing the end of this service adventure story. With just under two months to go, I am suddenly feeling nostalgic. This is my cycle: writhe passionately in the joy of new experiences and skills, squirm in the constraints of my location (college, college 2, Americorps), then suddenly grasp on to the remaining moments that I know, despite all my griping, I will miss in a few months.
That's not totally true. I'm still looking forward to finishing this, to moving on, to completing every week. But unlike the torturous month of March I can see the end of the line and I don't want to get there without a few more stops on the way.
- Summer Food Program: activities include a treasure hunt (made by Zoe!!), Carnival Day (face painting anyone?), balloon car races, making/bashing a pinata), and recycled art. Guests include firefighters (hot please!), Reptile Man, and seeing eye dogs. I've been doing a lot of planning.
- Some bad news from the resource center. My dear coordinator, friend, partner-in-crime will be leaving. Irene told me she is done working at the HFRC. I understand now - it's stressful, she never went into it thinking it would be more than a year, and our boss is not the best to deal with. It felt a little too close to the breakup of (another) family, though, and I spent some emotional minutes in the car with her. She is committed to finding and training a great replacement coordinator, and I did spend some time comforting her - she shouldn't feel horrible about her decision as she was incredibly responsible about it. She will be leaving at the end of June, possibly into July.
- But! The GOOD news is that we got another Americorps member. This in itself is not good news - I feel like a lot of Americorps positions are just a way to get a cheap employee. But it's also giving young, less qualified people like myself a chance to handle real responsibility and get experience. So maybe not so bad? Whatever the case (endlessly debatable...especially depending on your idea of Americorps' goal[s]), Irene and I will be interviewing and choosing a new member! Which means I get to sit in on interviews, and ask questions, and give my opinion...omg so cool.
- I'm going to meet with Kate's dad, who used to work a lot on campaigns, and see what kind of job prospects for September - December I can drum up.
- I'm taking 2-3 weeks in August to travel the length and breadth of California and visit all my lovely people! From the city of angels/smog to Ventura to Oakland to Petaluma to Lake Shasta...very excited.
LOVE YOU BYE!
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