To do or not to do? That is the question.

During my month in bed under heavy medication, I had to decide whether or not to pursue the Americorps position and figure out how to be a full time student in order to be insured under my parents (surgery is not cheap!) After much consulting and consideration, I decided it wouldn’t hurt to try.

By contacting Lorena about whether I could feasibly participate or not, I interviewed over the phone and discussed it with her and the previous Americorps volunteers. Feeling discouraged, I sent an email letting them know I felt that logistically “I would not be able to perform the job at a level I would be proud of, let alone satisfied with,” and was withdrawing from the application process. The reply I received gave me exactly the encouragement and praise I needed in order to know they wanted me and were willing to work with me.

Then came the nightmare of arranging internship credits through USU….but alas it is worked out. 9 credits internship, 2 service learning, and 1 directed reading—all with Robert Schmidt…the godsend! And I’m gonna be a service-learning scholar to boot!