I cannot believe I have just one week left at home before I begin my adventures in DC! I’m currently soakin’ up time with family and friends in Oklahoma, and experiencing every emotion imaginable… Good news> I already know where I’m living, and who my roommates will be! I should be settled-in around the first week of August (after Induction and Institute training in Philly is over) with three amazing girls, who are also incoming corps members! I’m still waiting (along with most new TFAers) to be “placed” in a DC school for special education. Special Education? In DC? Some might be confused and surprised by all of this…I understand. That’s because my degree is a B.F.A. in painting and art history, and I’ve only been to DC twice (the first time in October ’07, and again this past April!>ps: the cherry blossoms really are beautiful!). Needless to say, I have much to learn. Right now I’m trying to disassemble my easel so it will be more compact when it comes time to move it to DC…Oy. I’m hoping to partake in a little art therapy for myself on occasion, so the more art supplies I can bring with me, the better! On the other hand, I’m trying to downsize everything else I might need. I figure my life is about to become pretty chaotic with all these transitions and life-altering experiences, so simple is the way to go. Welp, I better get back to this easel…
All for now- can’t wait to see what God has in store!