Hello blog
followers!
Annie here,
with my first blog post! It’s pretty
daunting to sit down and try to sum up everything that’s happened to me here in
the past two months (TWO MONTHS?!)
The phrase that comes most to mind is ‘jumping in.’ I feel that that is really all that TTA
is. We constantly push ourselves
and are pushed by other to jump into new situations. One of the reasons that I wanted to participate in TTA is
because in my interviews there was so much discussion about how taking risks
leads to growth. This really
resonated with me. And in the two
months that I have been here, I have felt that this school not only talks this
talk, but walks this walk. To me,
‘jumping in’ fits with this because jumping can feel like taking a risk, but
also contains the excitement that goes along with it. Here are some of the ways I have gotten to ‘jump in.’
- -Living at the dorm was a huge ‘jump in.’ I went from having no kids to 21
teenagers in a day! Living with
them definitely presents its challenges (21 is a lot to parent) but is also so
rewarding and fun.
- I joke that my relationship with the other
interns has been 0-60. We went
from not knowing each other to being friends, co-workers, roommates, parents,
students and adventure buddies. We
have been having a blast and learning a lot from each other.
- I have totally jumped (or dived!) into the hot
springs of Idaho. I have already
visited five and am looking to ramp up that number.
- My relationship with my mentor, Chad, is really special. We have gone from having never met to spending all day together in less than two months. It is a relationship that I am already learning so much from.
- Today, I taught most of the lesson in
government. This was especially exciting
because it was Parents’ Day! I was
definitely nervous but by the end parents were even participating in the
discussion which was a blast.
I could
continue but I know that I have already gone waaaaaay more than six words. Life here is exciting, dynamic,
challenging, hysterical, wild and fun, and right now, that is perfect.
-Annie
Caitlin and I try to do a jumping photo at Alice Lake. I missed the time...
p.s. I’ll come up with my six word story
at some point!