time for a break...

Well, the semester ended a lot better than I was anticipating.  Still pulled a 3.5 which I was relieved about.  I was really stressed out the last few weeks of class so it was nice to end strongly.

In addition to everything school related, I was also having to deal with planning the summer Y'ALL trip.  We took a small group (by our standards) of 26 people down to Long Beach, MS for 4 full days of work and fun.  We stayed at a place called Camp Coast Care, and things ran pretty smoothly.  We often have to deal with the issue of religion on these trips because generally speaking the organizations that house volunteers tend to be churches.  Y'ALL is a secular organization and most places we stay are totally understanding.  However, they still will often do prayers and the lot, but its really not a huge deal.  I just sit there respectfully because its not something that really offends me even if I don't believe in what is being preached.  Regardless, the trip was a success and I met a lot of great people and I think the future of Y'ALL is promising.

So I officially accepted the AmeriCorps position in Iowa.  I start in less than 3 weeks and am starting to get pretty excited about it.  Also, the Red Cross position in DC that I had interviewed for over a month ago finally told me they hired someone else.  I'm not bitter about not getting the position, but the time it took them to get back to me kinda pisses me off.

Anyways, the next few week I'm gonna have some fun.  My only real responsibility is coaching my soccer team.  I'm gonna make a trip to Indy and probably Chicago as well.  Hopefully I'll find time for a show or two as well....