HERE GOES!!!!!

Here it is!!!! I am finally getting my blog up and running.....woohoo! I cannot wait to share my thoughts and experiences as I travel to Ecuador to volunteer for 6 months (I leave August 14th!). I already have lots of juicy things to share, as planning for my adventure is an adventure in itself...from figuring out the best tour guide books to figuring out insurance, I am going to try to cover it all (move over Samantha Brown...). However, I feel like I should start from beginning, so here goes...

It was a cold January day about a year and a half ago, I was at home feeling a little blue and missing my old life as a college student (RTR!) when I got a phone call from the Volunteer services office at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. They informed me that I had gotten an internship there that i had applied for a few weeks earlier....YES! EMPLOYED!!! (even if it was at $10 an hour). Well, little did i know that this job just might make me want to be Better Every day. My job was to help train, schedule, and get to know the Volunteers that came through daily, as well as help with the activities for all the little patients within the hospital. To make a long story short, I met many volunteers who truly wanted to give back and had been giving back for many years, and I met many families that despite everything, were so grateful. This made me decide that everyone is capable of giving something, and we all should do what we can to help others who need it. AND, i admit, i want to travel!!! While I am young! and Single! and career-less!

So, here I am....leaving in a few weeks for my adventure! I cannot wait to see how this experience changes me...hopefully for the better.