Finally Home !

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Live Strong
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As I got home today I notice two things, that is my distance from Mallory has proved my love for her is very strong. I am going to be picking her up Sunday and we will be spending the week together here at my house.

Second I realized how much I miss home. Its not just the people but the location, I really now see and enjoy the very place I live. It means more to me now then it ever has.
After being out in the world now for 8 months or so, I realize that where it is we (us Easton/Redding people) have it so good. Seeing where my roomie for example comes from, he was lucky to have aluminum siding on his home just to keep it from falling over in Haiti. Now we may not get along well, there is one common denominator that is the pursuit of an education.

I cant say enough how much being in college for the last 8 months has changed how I think about everything. My eyes are much more wide open, and I see things in a more realistic sense. I know understand what it takes to do what I need to do career wise. I understand the cost of an apartment etc, after much research and conversations with realtors. I now know how to get around a city other then NYC on my own and from they’re any where in the world. The many doors that have now opened for me are fantastic, with many more yet to be discovered.

One door I swung open the other day could be the gateway towards my career.I began to speak with my American Government professor on Thursday before I took my midterm. I asked him what American University in D.C was like, what his experience in the political world was and whether such a pursuit in it would be worthwhile taking. He sat me down and told me that if this is something I really want, a life in politics, then I need many contacts and major funding not to mention time. Having graduated from AU with a master’s degree only 10 years ago and working with many top senators and congressman since, he has made many friends on the hill. Hopefully he will be my liaison between D.C and Boston for the next 3 years at the Ida as I gain a better understanding of what it is I want in life and where I need to go.

I mentioned to him that I would like to start a political interest group at my school, sorta rally the masses into getting better educated on local issues as well as national. I am going to be filing paperwork to start such a group after I gather enough interest. I doubt it will be hard to do so, as I already have 37 names.

Aside from all that, I am just hoping to get through the next eight weeks of classes. Then it’s a nice long summer filled with work, travel and long nights spent living life.I cant wait!