Today is the first day of July, and the rainy summer of 2009 continues! There are so many threads going on in my life, in these few minutes before I scoot over to work, I will give the 411. What the heck am I up to? Where am I going? What do I spend my time doing, and most importantly what is God showing me during these rainy days?
Well I am living with my brother Ryan and his roommate Leif in Quincy, MA. It is great fun living with Ryan again after 7 years. Last summer I lived by myself in a ghetto rented room in Taunton. I learned that I desperately need relationships to enjoy life. Sure introversion has its time and place, but last summer my introversion was more like an intro-plosion.
I am living here waiting for August 21st. On August 21st I will be leaving to volunteer at the African Nazarene University in Nairobi, Kenya. It has been a long process so far, one that is far from over. I will be spending 3 months working for their student development office, as well as apprenticing with their electricians (a different perspective on my EE degree, I know. I welcome the difference.) I am also open to the idea of staying longer (up to 6 months) if workable opportunities for service present themselves.
I am preparing financially, working at the friendly neighborhood Hannaford grocery store as a friendly neighborhood (but slightly incompetant) cashier. I will be working for the Center for Academic Services at ENC in the next few weeks, and I have been picking up various odd jobs, baby sitting the oh-so-dashing Allen Plante or slaving for the less-than-dashing Karl Giberson. :)
It is also a goal of mine to prepare for my trip professionally, making contacts with folks at various companies so that the obligatory 3 month period of painful job hunting is blunted a little on my return. I will also be rocking various MATLAB projects and programming ventures while at ANU. If I decide to pick up HTML, I assure you that Ardrey Blog 2.0 will be totally rocking.
First and foremost I see this summer as a time to prepare spiritually for what should be a life transforming experience in Kenya. I have been reading alot, and welcome any suggestions for books on spiritual growth, leadership and devotion. Also, I would love to hear of any suggestions for books about Africa...fiction, history, current events - I'm not picky!
I am super excited that this blog is now in opporations. I will give me a reason to do things I want to do, but sometimes fail to. It will hopefully allow people to keep up with me, and keep us all connected! That is so important, connection. I hope to make this blog enjoyable to read, and consistent enough so I can establish the habit for my trip to Africa. Until then, I hope you enjoy reading about my no-less-real, but far less grand adventures in Quincy!
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