After spending that last two months with basically no one but our team and select members from other teams, having the entire first floor to ourselves --in addition to Nelson's room (equip with his roommates TV, X-Box and Guitar Hero), our very own kitchen and permanent dining location in 943, seeing all 300+ corps members was a shock and a half.
It's amazing how just 6 months before, seeing 300 18-24 year olds living, working and playing figuratively on top of each other was the norm, and now it seems awkward. Just goes to show you how fast you adapt to new situations and how fast NCCC becomes your life.
Mid year transition was chalk full of lots of down time, debriefings, briefings, picnics, pod reunions, The AmeriVagina Monologues (directed by your's truly), and Life After AmeriCorps Day.
It's the latter that I want to expand upon.
It's weird to thing that I'm half way through with my AmeriCorps term and I'm already forced the think about what I'm going to do next. Even more weird is that I already decided I wanted to do another year of AmeriCorps. I graduated college with the 5 years plan that involved two years of AmeriCorps, one as direct service and another more VISTA or office like, and three/four years of graduate school. So, while I didn't NEED the Life After AmeriCorps resume building, interviewing skills, or potential job opportunities, it did get me thinking...
One of the main reasons I joined NCCC was to figure out which avenue of the non-profit/governmental world I could see myself working in. With two rounds down, one in the environmental realm and the other in education, my experiences couldn't have been further from each other. I'm also no closer to my answer than when I started.
I do know...
- I like work that let's me know I've accomplished something
- I enjoy recognition and praise
- I really enjoy handling tough tasks on my own
- I like pretty things
- I don't mind being messy (as long as I have the opportunity to get clean)
- I REALLY ENJOY COPY MACHINES
- Coffee is a must. And LOTS of it
- Working with a boss who's flexible and understanding is something I really thrive under
- I don't like working when people aren't pulling their own weight
- I have an amazing capacity to latch on to things I never thought would become part of my life
- I enjoy working with interesting, hard to use, awkward tools
- I like variety in the work day
May that's enough... for now.
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