A New Post for You to Read

I was informed that I should write a new blog post... so here it is:

Nothing too exciting has been happening in my life. I just finished 3 1/2 weeks of working 14-16 hour days (if you do the math, its about 400 hours of work in just 4 weeks). Crazy, right? But I love it. My job is so fulfilling, especially now that the Nomads are (mostly) all on the road. Just knowing that I helped them get to the places that they are now presenting at has been incredible. They have only had a few screenings, but every time I hear a story, or every time Sean gets another email for a 9 Lives sign up in Ohio, I feel proud that I had even just a little something to do with them getting there.

It was so easy to get lost in it all, making phone call after phone call, sending email after email, but in the end it's always worth it. As all those wise guys always say (paraphrased), the journey on your way to the destination is the important part.

Tomorrow, the last two teams (Heartland and MidSouth) leave for the road. The house has slowly emptied out from 20 people to 14 people to 12 people, and tomorrow, we will be down to 5! It will probably be a bit lonely, but at the same time, it will be nice to have space.

People keep asking me if I miss the road, or if I'm sad that I'm not going on tour. I have to say, I don't miss it at all. I wouldn't trade my experience for the world, but I definitely will not be doing it again. I think the biggest reason is that my interests have moved beyond traveling. I still will raise awareness about the North Korea crisis, but it will be through my own means (Facebook, blogging, chatting it up with people I meet).

I'm also trying to figure out what to do with my life now... I was officially accepted to UCSD last week (YAY!), but I'm still waiting to hear back from 4 other schools. However, so far, I have been heavily recruited by UCSD. I got a call from a current student, AND from the chair of the admissions committee. Aren't I special? (haha)

But for now, I'm just focused on getting this tour booked up, and then I'll figure out the next step when it gets here.

:)