Today was my entry into the real world. I became a working woman and it was great! I knew all along that I just had to start working and get in the groove of things to cheer up, and sure enough, that was all I needed.
We got there super early today, which wasn't necessary, but oh well. In the morning,we heard from the CEO (Michael Brown) of City Year, which was an awesome opportunity. He is a Harvard graduate who started City Year when the president of the school motivated him to take a year off and serve. After CY was founded, Michael Brown met with (then) Governor Clinton and inspired him to start AmeriCorps. It was extremely interesting to hear him speak because he was able to drop facts about the education crisis that made it real. For example, every time a person drops out of school, it costs our government $300,000 over their lifetime. Every year, 1.2 million students drop out. That's $3 trillion that's costing our country. So inspiring! He was also motivating because he would discuss the problem and not just say "we have to solve it." He has a plan on how to solve the problem and it's been proven to work.
In the afternoon, we painted murals that would be hung up in the school where we were working today. It was nice because I got to meet people new people and branch out. We are placed on "Crazy Teams" for the week until we get our permanent teams for the schools, which is another opportunity to meet people and I really like the people on my team. It is definitely looking up.
I have realized that while Chelsea is not perfect, I think it will be okay with her. Once she doesn't feel like she has to prove herself so much, I think it will be better. Matt...not so much. Our personalities are just so different. Today, when we were walking to the T stop, I just wanted to some quiet to process the day and just regroup. Matt, on the other hand, just kept talking and commenting on everything. He's just very high energy and always needs to be doing something. I'm not like that. I can be a talker, but I also like my alone time and time to process things. Oh well. Once we're at our own schools, we probably won't see each other that much. Plus, once we have other people to hang out with, it'll be fine. He's just too clingy and a little much right now when I'm with him almost all day every day.
Anyways, I'm excited for tomorrow because I feel like it'll give me a good sense of the morals and ideals of City Year. After today, I know this is what I'm meant to do and such an important and urgent crisis. After today, I am inspired.
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