So I woke up as if it was just another day and then while driving to work I remembered it was Sept. 11th, had it really been seven years? I feel like it was just yesterday that I was at Coyle Cassidy in the auditorium being informed about the twin towers. What have we learned from this awful tragedy? We just discussed this as a community during prayer while we prayed for everyone who lost their lives that day and all the families and friends that were affected. Thousands of lives changed that day and yet I do not know if much has changed. We are now fighting in a war that a majority of Americans do not agree with and men and women my age or even younger are dying and for what? I kept thinking about Shane today too. He was such a great guy who had just started his own family and he lost his life fighting for all of us. I just hope that something postive can come out of such an awful event like Sept 11th and that we can fighting this war in Iraq. Ugh...sorry there is just alot of stuff on my mind.
On a more positive note work is getting better. The kids are starting to like me or atleast listen to me and even though it is still stressful I am not ready to throw in the towel just yet. =) I am excited for this weekend as well. My dad is coming up and I miss him so that should be fun. Tomorrow is also Eric's birthday so we are going to celebrate with him. Saturday there is an Italian festival that we are going to prob all go to and I will bring Dad along. There is alot to look forward to just got to get through tomorrow. I am getting up early for work tomorrow cuz i have to take a test to be able to drive a fifteen person van, this I am not excited for but hopefully I pass. I went through CPR and First Aid training today and now certified in both, which is pretty useful. Oh and yesterday we also talked to Ed, Lara, Erin and Liz it was great. We Skyped them and got to see their pretty faces. For anyone who doesnt know that is the volunteers that are down in costa rica. I started looking up prices and hopefully I can do round trip for like 300 dollars which is not bad at all some time in Feb
I am going to go to bed now. I have too much on my mind to try and make sense and I am exhausted, plus early day tommorow. I will write more soon good night =0
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where it all begin
Originially from MA, School in CT, Year of Service in NY, Graduate School in VA, and currently Summer Internship in NC
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About Me
- Ashlee Rose
- Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
- Well lets see if your reading this I am pretty sure you know who I am already but I am 24 yr old who graduated from Fairfield University in 2008. I am a politics major with minors in Psychology and Peace and Justice. I am not really sure what I want to do and after a great experience on an international service trip I decided to wait on grad school and do a year of service. I have completed my year of service in Syracuse NY with Francis Corp, where I helped to run an after school program and also work on a local food pantry. I am now in grad school at James Madison Univeristy and getting my masters in Student Affairs. My goal in life is to take my experiences last year and use them to define who I am as a person. I grew a lot last year and I hope that it will shape the next two years in grad school and whatever comes after that.
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