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How about a bit of an update. I have been staying in Ft. Lauderdale with my parents for about a month. The visit has been enjoyable and surprisingly short. I leave for Tallahassee on the 9th. The following day, one of our affiliates that is to be under my supervision (for organizing purposes) for the duration of my internship will be introducing me to their congregation right in the middle of Sunday services. Ole for jumping right in. Then a week of reading my 125 page DART manual and preparing for my week of classroom training in Ohio. I fly to Ohio on the 17th and stay until the 24th. Then I begin my 15 weeks.
I am living with my college friend Alexis. I'm sure these accommodations will be pleasant enough. I found out that it is possible to end up in Tallahassee permanently. I just think it's too far away, but since everything keeps changing on a daily basis I'm not going to spend much time at all speculating the possibilities. I have a feeling I'll put in my 2 years, pay off the undergrad degree, and head back to FSU for a Master's in Social Policy and Administration Social Work. But we will see.
I already have a conflict with this work. One of TEAM's initiatives pushed the recent Leon County sales tax to fund health services for the uninsured. Call it the moderate in me, but I don't feel comfortable with forcing people who pay a thousand dollars a month in health insurance to fund the rest of the community's health. Don't get me wrong, something HAS to be done about the cost of insurance, but I don't feel that the sales tax initiative is fixing the cause of the problem, which is the whole point of grassroots organizing. That and to represent the wishes of the community. Anyhow, the ballot initiative failed, so it's a moot issue. Other TEAM initiatives are mostly focusing on youth gang violence, affordable housing, and homelessness.
I'm making quite the effort to not make such a public display of nervousness about entering the real world and moving away, potentially forever. Instead I'll just say that with all the recent and not so past drama, I am looking forward to escaping to my small town and immersing myself in politics and the pursuit of justice. I can definitely say how panicked I am, but in all honesty I would probably have gone crazy if I had one more year of school left. So bon voyage and bon chance.
I am living with my college friend Alexis. I'm sure these accommodations will be pleasant enough. I found out that it is possible to end up in Tallahassee permanently. I just think it's too far away, but since everything keeps changing on a daily basis I'm not going to spend much time at all speculating the possibilities. I have a feeling I'll put in my 2 years, pay off the undergrad degree, and head back to FSU for a Master's in Social Policy and Administration Social Work. But we will see.
I already have a conflict with this work. One of TEAM's initiatives pushed the recent Leon County sales tax to fund health services for the uninsured. Call it the moderate in me, but I don't feel comfortable with forcing people who pay a thousand dollars a month in health insurance to fund the rest of the community's health. Don't get me wrong, something HAS to be done about the cost of insurance, but I don't feel that the sales tax initiative is fixing the cause of the problem, which is the whole point of grassroots organizing. That and to represent the wishes of the community. Anyhow, the ballot initiative failed, so it's a moot issue. Other TEAM initiatives are mostly focusing on youth gang violence, affordable housing, and homelessness.
I'm making quite the effort to not make such a public display of nervousness about entering the real world and moving away, potentially forever. Instead I'll just say that with all the recent and not so past drama, I am looking forward to escaping to my small town and immersing myself in politics and the pursuit of justice. I can definitely say how panicked I am, but in all honesty I would probably have gone crazy if I had one more year of school left. So bon voyage and bon chance.