I got a job!

YAY!

(and sorry in advance if this seems like I'm bragging, I promise, I'm just really excited)

So I wrote a little bit about co-ops before, and it's a super long application process. I submitted 12 apps through the school for the First Collection on Nov 10, and also have been looking for places to apply on my own. So there's 3 school rounds of collections in Nov, Jan, and March, plus a million other public interest legal internships out there.

One of the apply-on-your-own ones is Northeastern's Program for Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE), pronounced FERGIE. Like the Duchess or Black Eyed Peas singer. And one of their positions is in DC advocating for/working with homeless people. And it has a stipend.

So, it's absolutely perfect for me. DC. Homelessness. Paying.

And I got it!!!!!

I'll be at National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty for 10 weeks this summer, and back playing 7s with the Furies. I can't wait!

And, just like that, I'm done worrying about co-op apps and finding a job in DC. I was worried this could drag out for months. I'm so relieved!

Going Home for Thanksgiving

I feel like this is a normal rite of passage for college kids, just like going away to school, and most of them either vaulted it with ease or tackled it when they were 18. It's weird to be 25 and really be away from home for the first time.

Thanksgiving was a mostly-good blur. Had a few days in Boston with Justin, flew into BWI, had a phone interview (more about that later), Harry Potter on IMAX, family time for Thanksgiving (only about 40 this year :( ), shopping at 3 am, relay marathon with my sister, getting a Christmas tree on November 27, doing lots of civ pro studying and flying back.

It was made a lot easier by the fact that I'm near Logan, my mom is near BWI, and Justin's family is near PVD, so the potentially hardest part about traveling went okay. And, I didn't get caught with any of the naked body scanners!

But what a weird feeling. DC was home for the last few years. I intentionally avoided that word in college, worried I'd hurt my mom's feeling when I referred to my on-campus apartment as home. But the last three years, living in a great place surrounded by friends, that was home. We even had a Christmas tree the last two years.

I'm not sure what Boston is. I'm going to be here for at least 3 years. But this apartment doesn't really feel like home. Yes, it's where I'm an adult and pay my bills and where I sleep on the futon every night. But oh yeah, I'm still sleeping on the futon every night because I'm scared of my bedroom. Definitely not home.

Now I'm back to school for a crazy 2.5 weeks of reviews and finals. And then back to MD for the holidays. So despite the Mass. driver's license and plates, I guess that is home again.

My favorite time of year

Justin visits, and we drink beer and watch rugby/football/basketball/hockey. It's pretty much how it goes, and it's always my favorite weekend. Plus, he walks Izzy all weekend, and I get to do laundry at his parents' house. It's a win-win-win-win-win. This time we went to Beer Advocates' Belgian Beer Fest, which if you're a beer dork at all, you know how cool that is.

Annnnnnd

We got matching shirts. Seemed like a great idea after 3.5 hours at the festival!


On Monday Justin visited me at school for lunch and we got always-amazing Penguin Pizza (half Caribbean Jerk Shrimp, half Pimento). And one of the best things about this visit- it will only be two weeks until he is back up here again!

NATIONALS!

No, I didn't go. But I need to give a shout out to all my awesome teammates on Beantown for bringing home #2 in the country, and the Furies for coming in at #6, their highest ranking in years. YAYYYYY rugby!

And, as a lovely captain found out the hard way, TSA will not let you through security if you are visibly intoxicated.

School is getting harder

I expected this, of course. But, wow. I just spent 12 hours at school, and missed rugby practice. I'm absolutely exhausted and can't think anymore, and I'm not even done for the night.

I'm getting ready to apply for summer co-ops in DC on 11/10, and Justin is visiting this weekend, so that's why things are crazy. At least I have his visit to look forward to :)