Staying Put
After not nearly as much deliberation as I had originally anticipated, I have decided to forego my acceptance into law school at UW in favor of doing a second year of service with AmeriCorps. I've made this decision based on several things, and I truly believe that it is the best decision for me at this point.
The Sunday after finding out that I had been accepted into law school, it already seemed pretty clear that I wanted to do another year. Despite the fact that going to law school at UW is a dream for me, I realized that the law school is still going to be there next year, but I may never get another opportunity to do what I'm doing right now. I knew coming into this experience that I would have a lot of fun and memorable moments, but I don't think I could've ever anticipated falling in love with what I am doing the way that I have. I know I've said it a lot in the past couple of months, but I'll say it again, I always feel excited to go to school, and there's always a moment in each day that makes everything worthwhile.
Throughout the past few months I've begun to realize how important this year has been for me. Not only has it helped me put what I've been blessed with into perspective, it's also helped me understand what I really want to do with my life. I can say definitively that I want to work with kids as my profession. While I can't say for certain what my profession will be, I know that I'll make it point to use my talents to help kids. I feel that my calling, my vocation, is service and even more particular service dedicated to youth. Where that will lead me, I haven't the faintest idea, but that's never scared me too much in the past.
As high as my expectations were coming into things this year, I think I'll have even higher expectations of myself next year. I've already begun to think of ways to really make next year an awesome year not just for myself, but for the kids I'm working with along with my fellow AmeriCorps members. Without a doubt I'm excited for what lies ahead of me once again.
The Sunday after finding out that I had been accepted into law school, it already seemed pretty clear that I wanted to do another year. Despite the fact that going to law school at UW is a dream for me, I realized that the law school is still going to be there next year, but I may never get another opportunity to do what I'm doing right now. I knew coming into this experience that I would have a lot of fun and memorable moments, but I don't think I could've ever anticipated falling in love with what I am doing the way that I have. I know I've said it a lot in the past couple of months, but I'll say it again, I always feel excited to go to school, and there's always a moment in each day that makes everything worthwhile.
Throughout the past few months I've begun to realize how important this year has been for me. Not only has it helped me put what I've been blessed with into perspective, it's also helped me understand what I really want to do with my life. I can say definitively that I want to work with kids as my profession. While I can't say for certain what my profession will be, I know that I'll make it point to use my talents to help kids. I feel that my calling, my vocation, is service and even more particular service dedicated to youth. Where that will lead me, I haven't the faintest idea, but that's never scared me too much in the past.
As high as my expectations were coming into things this year, I think I'll have even higher expectations of myself next year. I've already begun to think of ways to really make next year an awesome year not just for myself, but for the kids I'm working with along with my fellow AmeriCorps members. Without a doubt I'm excited for what lies ahead of me once again.
posted by Tim Weiss at 7:14 PM
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