Recently life has been planned thing after planned thing. Meetings here and trips there. Organization has been key in the recent weeks and making sure I, at the very least, look like I have my head on straight. Some days are a little more crooked than others but I'm learning to adapt. And when someone asks me how things are going I give a very frantic and rehearsed response that probably makes no sense. So far this semester has been constant going with very little time for adventure and relaxing has been thrown in here and there but in small doses.
We started with RA hiring and interviews and then moved to Assistant Director interviews and decisions for each.
And amongst that I'm leading the Washington, D.C. spring break trip which was more planning than I expected.
With class on Tuesday nights thrown into the mix and making sure I actually see my RA's and residents.
Needless to say I've forgotten what it means to be bored and don't remember a day when I didn't sit in a chair and stare off into space thinking about what I'm going to do next. All in all it's been a good last couple months, busy for sure and I've managed to only forget about one meeting. Which, to me, is pretty impressive.
This week is checking things off the list. I had my last class of the semester last night and my final is waiting to be written. RA's are hired for next year and my planning for DC is all done. By Friday I will be home free in so many ways.
Sunday we leave for our DC trip. Me and 6 students spending time with organizations and political figures to talk about social justice and what that means for us. And I cant wait. One of the things I'm more passionate about in life and have felt an immense lack of since moving is being involved in conversations about justice and being a voice for those who don't have one. Some days I sit a dream of what I'll do when this residence life thing doesn't work out and it often involves community involvement and social justice issues.
This trip is so much of my heart planned out for a week. I'm talking non-profits, homeless, poetry slams, coffee shops and museums. The works. But it is also a lot of things foreign to me. We're touring the Pentagon and White House. Meeting with the senator and going to the senate meeting. Learning more of the legality of these organizations. Which I'm nervous for and excited.
It's been within my planning of DC that I have realized that all this structure and planning is killing my adventurous free spirit to just go. To leave and not have an agenda or purpose other than to meet new people and find new things to love. Which in all honesty, makes me hesitant to go on this trip. Excited, yes. But planning is not my forte and if I didn't have to do it, I wouldn't. So my plan is this: When I return from DC I will unleash my soul and let it adventure. With no reservations and no agendas. Because that is the most life giving thing I can do. And I cant wait.
But until then...I've got work to do and I have to somehow not loose 6 students before next Saturday.
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