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I've been dealing with a lot of transition. I was pretty culture-shocked the first three weeks I got back from India. It didn't help that Daniel was working graveyard shifts. Thankfully, he's switched to days as of yesterday. I've been struggling a bit with lack of structure from not having school or a job and from living in a relatively isolated location. However, I'm delighted that I've been hired as a Community Representative for Ayusa, an organization that facilitates foreign exchange high school students. My job is to find host families and to negotiate with local highschools. It is part time work, but I think it is going to be fun and its something I believe in.
In the meantime, I'm trying to keep busy and enjoy the wonderful opportunities that present themselves in summer in lovely Western Massachusetts. I went to the Amherst Farmer's Market on Saturday and bought fresh, locally grown tomatoes, basil, and huge sunflowers for my best friend. I've been biking and I want to go more. Today I went swimming in a local pond with another close friend, and I've planted tomatoes and rosemary. A couple of weeks ago, I participated in my first LARP (Live Action Roleplaying), hosted by a friend. I'm looking forward to hiking, exploring, cooking, and playing more Settlers of Catan, and on Wednesday I think I'm getting a babysitting gig.
One of the more longterm goals I'm working on right now besides job-hunting is developing a coherent document of my vision for the non-profit I am working to establish. This has been my goal for about 5 years now, but now that I am out of school and I have more time and intellectual energy to devote to it, I think I am about to make much more progress.
In the meantime, I'm trying to keep busy and enjoy the wonderful opportunities that present themselves in summer in lovely Western Massachusetts. I went to the Amherst Farmer's Market on Saturday and bought fresh, locally grown tomatoes, basil, and huge sunflowers for my best friend. I've been biking and I want to go more. Today I went swimming in a local pond with another close friend, and I've planted tomatoes and rosemary. A couple of weeks ago, I participated in my first LARP (Live Action Roleplaying), hosted by a friend. I'm looking forward to hiking, exploring, cooking, and playing more Settlers of Catan, and on Wednesday I think I'm getting a babysitting gig.
One of the more longterm goals I'm working on right now besides job-hunting is developing a coherent document of my vision for the non-profit I am working to establish. This has been my goal for about 5 years now, but now that I am out of school and I have more time and intellectual energy to devote to it, I think I am about to make much more progress.