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Where Do I Go From Here?

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At this point, my fellowship has been over for a couple of weeks. Afterwards, I spent a week in Washington DC staying with other fellows and exploring a new city. During this time and even now, I have had some unique opportunities to reflect on the experience as a whole and what it taught me about being a professional, working in law, and working with non profits. But even deeper than that, I have asked myself what I learned about being a leader, being of service, and about my calling and purpose. Calling and purpose have been a tricky thing for me to try to unpack- this summer and throughout the course of my life. A lot of different paths and options interest me, and there are several things that I think I would be happy doing with my life. Research, law, and work in government are only a few […]

New Opportunities, New Experiences, and New Friendships

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Even though I am only starting week four, I feel like I belong, like I have made great strides, like I have become a part of something pretty awesome. Where I work is different than what I am used to. When they said it was a small office, I assumed it would be like other places worked before- an office with 12-15 people. Just enough to get to know everyone pretty well, and maybe even a few would become friends. Well, when I got here on my first day, I arrived early, but the door was locked. Feeling slightly embarrassed, I made my way back to the car to wait another 30 minutes before trying again. After that, I was able to get in. That’s when I met Laura, the legal assistant/paralegal/doer-of-other-random-things. She introduced herself, informed me that Zac- the attorney and executive director would be late due to a […]