life update
So.
For a long time (almost two years now) I have been saying that I don't want to move back to Rhode Island after graduation. I want nothing to do with it; it feels like a cop out; it would feel like cheating at growing up; etc.
After some big thinking, however, I have realized that this is not the case. I went away to school, and I had a great time. I grew up a lot, I have learned how to be on my own - apartment, bills, jobs upon jobs upon jobs, etc. And I have friends, who I love dearly. I have so much fun when I am with my friends in DC.
BUT, I have also felt rather guilty about how little I am in Rhode Island. For the number of friends and family members and acquaintances that I have in this li'l ole state, I spend NO time here. And I have felt bad about it. Some people love their parents and their siblings and their home friends, but know that they could never be happy living in the same state as them.
This week/weekend I realized that I am not one of those people. I love the time I spend here. It makes me happy to see people and sad when I have to go. I love knowing where to find a bargain. I love the silly little sayings. I love calling a liquor store a package store. I love running into people I never knew I would love running into. This all makes me happy.
And thus: After I graduate in May, 2005, I am moving back to Providence. Two of my friends from high school, weckio and killerbeautiful , and I have discussed this, and we are going to look for a place together - perhaps even in badass mobster territory - Federal Hill.
And I'm looking for a job - a coworker of my mother's has a daughter (welcome to Rhode Island) who opened a charter school in Central Falls/Pawtucket (my old ghetto stomping grounds) and they specialize in leadership, they emphasize reading, and they want teachers who speak Spanish. HELLO? Hi, I'm Meghan MacFarland and I am everything you've been looking for. Would you care to throw a bit of theatre in the mix? Because I'm here to tell you I am what you need. I will have those little leaders using theatre to express themselves in ways you never knew six year olds could.
But there are other possibilities. If there is one thing I learned growing up here, it is the power of The Network. And I am a master of networking.
So. It is with no small amount of sadness that I announce that my time in the DC Metropolitan Area is limited. I have loved my time down there, but I think, as Seth McFarlane sings, I'm Rhode Island bound...