My First Letter to You :)

Dear Kris,

I thought we’d start light-hearted, but you just delved right into it with a rant! Lol. I have no complaints though, because I love your rants! I’m excited to start this blog. I think it will help us focus on what we want to do as a career when we’re finally done with school. I plan to share my knowledge and opinion, but also to learn about social policies and events – both national and international – that affect our lives.

Anyway, I write to you from Kennesaw, Georgia! It’s really pretty here. It reminds me of Jacksonville with an actually visible Fall season. I honestly think south Florida is a whole different world and not in a good way lol. I have to tell you, I really miss walking everywhere in Edinburgh, Scotland. I love it. I love how I can just walk out the door, walk to the grocery store, get an ingredient I’m missing from one of our fabulous recipes and go home all within 10 minutes. I think more cities in the U.S. should be designed in that manner: pedestrian friendly. It’s better for the environment and helps people get out of their sedentary lifestyles. Guess what city has awesome public transit? That’s right, our lovely capital. Can’t wait to ride the subway one day in DC.

So, this past Monday I went to the job interview for the Site Coordinator position at the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida. Two people interviewed me, and I didn’t know this, but this position would lead into Director of Operations. Like I told my bro, this would eventually make me the “big man you stick it to” lol. I would be in charge of pretty much all kid programs, funding, recruiting, etc. I would also manage a staff of 4. This is an awesome opportunity, but I’m not so sure I may get it. L I feel like looking young definitely works against me. I mean, I can practically blend in with the kids. I look like I’m in high school lol. They said I would know by Friday. So cross your fingers! .gives you job if I get hired.

I thought this was interesting. You remember the book you were starting to read “America Beyond Capitalism”? Well, we are towards the end of it in my online class and I noticed a pattern forming in the author’s point of view. For instance, there was one comment: Democracy can't be achieved in a population reaching 400 million people without decentralization and perhaps the formation of smaller regional units. That sounds like Ron Paul to me. I would say conservative, but right now that party is run by unknowledgeable and vain extremists. I commented on that to a classmate, but the response I got was political O_O I guess UCF is doing a mighty fine job in preparing us lol. What do you think?

I will end my first letter by saying that I cannot believe that Herman Cain is now campaigning that he doesn’t need to know everything going on in the world to be president. Always lovely to hear J I’m sure Stewart and Colbert with have a feast with that. I hope your flight was great and safe and have fun in SanFran! Take note of awesome restaurants in case we’re ever there.

Till then,

Yaso