I was recently accepted into the Americorps NCCC program. For those of you not quite so familiar with this, it’s commonly referred to as the domestic Peacecorps. I’m driving to Denver, our base, on October 11th and I’ll be working around the southwest region of the United States until my term of service ends in August of 2012.
I’m a little nervous to be perfectly transparent. I’m used to traveling and living somewhere that I don’t know anyone, however, I’ve never committed to a program this long. Service work is fulfilling but it’s tough work and you’re prone to become drained easily. And with next to no monetary gain to keep me kicking I’m wondering how I’ll hold up. I’m hoping that being submerged in disaster relief, urban development, wildlife firefighting etc. and seeing the devastation and the need for help will be my driving force when I’m tired.
An Americorps Firefighting Excursion
No doubt it will be an adventure: Meeting my team, my roommate, traveling across our region, being apart of something a little bigger, hopefully touching lives, living in Denver, networking, soul-searching… the list goes on. I am excited.
Not so excited about all the loose ends right now before I leave. Sometimes I feel like I should settle down for a while and “catch up” I guess; Get my car paid off, start a routine, maybe even go to school. I don’t know… I’m walking through open doors. I’m doing the best I know how. I hope God is steering this ship.
