Rachel's First Post

Rachel's Blog 9/23/08

First of all, I hate blogs. I hate what they say and I hate what they mean. I firmly believe that diaries are meant to be kept a secret and to use one publicly shows a need for attention (in my eyes). OR by using one to rant and rave about something can be therapeutic but who wants to sit around and read things with people complaining all the time. I don't. But in the spirit of the class, because DC is supposed be about trying new things for me, I'll write one for these next few months...no promises that I will continue afterwards.

I absolutely love DC. I came to this city to discover whether or not I can do something on my own. I had never done that before. And DC is throwing itself at me in so many different ways that I'm learning that I do not have to be dependent on others to survive life. It is everything I had hoped for.

I'm amazed at how much one city has to offer. Everywhere I turn, there are interesting people from all corners of the globe. There is beautiful artwork all throughout the city. I constantly feel like I am about to explode with an information overload of excitement, but it never happens. There's always room for more. I already feel as if I have gotten my money's worth from this program. I feel like I have done more things in the last four weeks than I have done in the last few years of my life. I never thought I would have felt this way. Here's the thing though: I know that I owe a lot of what I have accomplished already to Amos and Andrea, but I'm taking most of the credit for myself. If I hadn't felt like it was time to stop wasting my life on a couch and start living, I would have never gotten here to begin with. So, thanks to everyone, but thanks to me too.
~Rachel