I'm so thankful that I now have a place to live in Missoula! For sure this time! When my first housing arrangement fell through, I was devistated and anxious to secure down a different place so that I could focus on more important things.
With the help of craigslist, I found a lady who was looking for a roommate. She just lost her husband a year ago, and moved into this apartment to "start over." I went to Missoula few days ago to meet her, and to also check out a few other places. The other places were awful, so I was nervous going into my meeting with her because I wanted it to workout so badly. We met, she seemed great and respectful, and I loved the apartment. My room is huge, I have my own bathroom, and the apartment has a great kitchen and a washer/dryer! It was a perfect match. The only downside is that it isn't super close to campus...but it is close to the bike path, or when the paths are snowy, Missoula has a great bus system from what I hear.
Feels so good to have that taken care of!
20 June 2010
Future
Tomorrow will be the start of my sixth week at Building Healthy Families. Time has flown by. I have been a part of so many learning opportunities. We have had intense and sad days, and we have had amazing happy days.
So many of the issues I have talked about in previous Human Development classes did not seem real or possible. However, now I know that those situations are real...and that people really do need people like us at Building Healthy Families in order to survive. The day that I realized this, it hit me hard. I could not believe it, and I broke down. I can even imagine being at a point like that in my life, where the only person I can turn to is a stranger or someone I've just met. But, I am so glad that we are there for the people in that situation...because without us, it is hard to say where they would be.
I'm thankful for the lessons I am learning. It is these interesting and intense cases that make the social services field such a invaluable one. I hope that as a future professional in the field of social services, prevention and community education, I will remember these intense days at Building Healthy Families and better know how to organize a community to help all those in need and prevent future harm and worry. It's a big hope, but I know that I am walking in the right direction.
So many of the issues I have talked about in previous Human Development classes did not seem real or possible. However, now I know that those situations are real...and that people really do need people like us at Building Healthy Families in order to survive. The day that I realized this, it hit me hard. I could not believe it, and I broke down. I can even imagine being at a point like that in my life, where the only person I can turn to is a stranger or someone I've just met. But, I am so glad that we are there for the people in that situation...because without us, it is hard to say where they would be.
I'm thankful for the lessons I am learning. It is these interesting and intense cases that make the social services field such a invaluable one. I hope that as a future professional in the field of social services, prevention and community education, I will remember these intense days at Building Healthy Families and better know how to organize a community to help all those in need and prevent future harm and worry. It's a big hope, but I know that I am walking in the right direction.
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