finally have time to breathe
the past week has been a whirlwind of excitement, anticipation, illness and more. Baltimore was great! It was a bit overwhelming to see that many Hillel professionals in one hotel, networking, eating, conversing, eating, drinking (quite a bit), learning and eating some more. (Its a miracle that I managed to not gain any weight while gone!) The Baltimore Aquarium was really amazing! I finally saw real live dolphins! ("Do you like dolphins!?"~Heather) And from the four days that I was in Baltimore, I think I've realized what I deserve as far as my job. My job situation hasn't been the best this year, I don't think I'd trade the experience for the world, but yet, there's been a lot missing, especially after talking to everyone at staff conference. So this could be the start of me looking for more professional growth. Every day I switch from wanting to be a teacher to wanting to be a Hillel professional. Some of the best advice I got from more seasoned professionals was, to make a better Hillel staff member, you need to step out of the organization for a little bit, anywhere from one to five years, then come back and bring your outside experiences to Hillel. (It got me thinking).
New York was unbelievable. I ended up getting the 24hr bug that has been going around, and spent most of the time that I was with Emily sick. That sucked a lot, but it was still nice to be at her house and see her. Lets hope the next time we plan to visit each other we will both stay healthy! Seeing Josh was great too! (and I wasn't sick by the time we got to his house) I am semi-questioning the decisions I made while in New York, whether they were good or not. Although the outcomes would have been very different, I am happy with my decision. And to those who have criticized me, screw you! I am trying to live my life to that goal that I had set last year at the KOACH intern training weekend, "do what makes you happy, and no one else!" Meaning, do what I feel is right for myself, don't worry about what other people may think or say, just as long as I am happy.
New York was unbelievable. I ended up getting the 24hr bug that has been going around, and spent most of the time that I was with Emily sick. That sucked a lot, but it was still nice to be at her house and see her. Lets hope the next time we plan to visit each other we will both stay healthy! Seeing Josh was great too! (and I wasn't sick by the time we got to his house) I am semi-questioning the decisions I made while in New York, whether they were good or not. Although the outcomes would have been very different, I am happy with my decision. And to those who have criticized me, screw you! I am trying to live my life to that goal that I had set last year at the KOACH intern training weekend, "do what makes you happy, and no one else!" Meaning, do what I feel is right for myself, don't worry about what other people may think or say, just as long as I am happy.