Dedication

Hey readers.

Sorry for the delay but I've got plenty to update now so get comfy!!

PSO was awesome. Meeting 150 new VISTAs in Atlanta Georgia for 4 days last week all there for amazing reasons was inspiring in itself. Every person I met had an amazing story to share about why they are becoming a VISTA. Outside of the sessions, there was so much conversation about where we’re from, where we went to school, and where we’re working. I seriously met people from every corner of the U.S. including Alaska and Hawaii.

We stayed at an incredible hotel that was originally designed as a luxury apartment complex so I was very pleased to take in the building's beauty. Besides the suite style hotel rooms we stayed in we had our break-out group sessions in beautiful ballroom style conference rooms where we learned much more about the life-style of someone in poverty and what our responsibilities would be as a VISTA living the life of poverty. While I didn't learn as much about my own Habitat Position as the Community and Faith Relations Coordinator, I definitely learned about the position I'd be taking on for the next year of my life as a Volunteer in Service to America.

Aside from the text-book sessions I learned so much more from the discussions in the sessions:

It was amazing to be surrounded by so many people who all have the same passion; to help those in need. Everyone has a story about their experience with poverty or personal struggle but the people who choose to do something about it, like these 150 VISTAs are special. To donate your money or to read about it and share the knowledge with someone else to spread the awareness is AMAZING-GREAT-WONDERFUL but the people who take the extra time out of their lives to do something active for a year is truly dedication. I’m dedicating my life to service for a year. I’m living in poverty for a year as I help provide opportunities for someone else to exit a life of poverty. I’ve grown up with the resources I've needed to survive and took for granted that I was supported and was making it by in life with ease. It’s time for me to provide that for someone else. I'm so thrilled to do this for the next year of my life!