The only thought running through my head is: "Finally!"
It's not that I didn't enjoy the break, or seeing my family and friends, it's just, NCCC is so hard to explain. Yes, as media rep, I can give you a 30 second elevator speech about the program, but none of that is appealing to friends, family, and cute strangers.
Friends want to know I'm leading an exciting life of pseudo-debauchery. Family wants to know why I'm not in Div school/Grad school. And cute strangers just want to know how much they're going to have to work for my number. I've probably explained NCCC 100 times since break and I've got to say, it really is exhausting.
I've been in many "bubbles" before in my life. Bubbles meaning, living in a world that really only makes sense or is really truly understood by those also in said bubble, but the AmeriBubble is by far the hardest. Or really, I should say the AmeriNCCC bubble, as I realized recently that even my friends doing AmeriCorps Direct don't understand my AmeriLife.
I live, work, and play with the same 9 people. At times I find it frustrating it, and at times I love it, and then there are times like now, when I realize even though it's hard, and even though it's a love/frustration relationship, I really can't see myself doing anything else right now.
And as a shout out to Blue 2, I really couldn't see myself doing NCCC with anyone else!
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