I can't slow down. Things are happening more quickly than they used to, and everything has become strangely focused. It all started when my mom read an e-mail to Amberle. There were open interviews up in Logan for Jacob Lake the next day. Oh, its not for me. I happened to be in the room, and without thought I said that I was interested. It felt right. I typed my contact sheet up that night and drove to Logan after school the next day. A week later I was hired. Everything fit into place. No hesitation. The day after I graduated, after my all night Senior party, I drove the 6 hours to Jacob Lake and began a summer of adventure and growth.
2 days after I finished work at the Grand Canyon, I found myself sitting in an auditorium watching a group perform. Come try out! We are Dixie State's new show choir! Be involved in Raging Red! Well...OK! I tried out the following day. I am now more than halfway through my second semester of Raging Red. We are touring in China for 11 days during May. In order to help pay for my trip, I applied to be an RA at the campus dorms. They normally don't hire freshman. However, my abundant charm, good looks, (I think writing 'Evil Overlord' in the previous leadership positions on the application helped) and maturity got me the job. For Christmas, my ever brilliant parents gave me canvas. I am now selling my paintings to help pay for the trip.
Having a normal summer job sounded SO boring. I have so much momentum, I can't slow down enough to even consider it. I gave one of my friends a ride from North Ogden back to St. George. She loved to have a listening ear as she talked about whatever came to her mind. In passing, she mentioned how her friend was a nanny overseas. That night, I signed up on a nanny website. By the next day, I had found the perfect family to work for during the summer. Both parents are Assistant Camp Directors in Maine and they need someone to watch their two kids while they help run the camp.
The more I looked at the camp, the more interested I became. Everything fell into place. Kamp Kohut is where I need to be. I contacted Jenny (who was looking to hire a nanny and happens to be the Staff Coordinator) and told her about myself. She e-mailed me back and said I could apply for the nanny position through their website. The application was the same for the nanny position and a councelor position. I applied on a Wednesday, and Thursday I heard back from her. Ideally, they would like to hire me as the Arts and Crafts Instructor or the Climbing and Ropes Course Instructor. Either position would include being a cabin councelor to kids. After talking to Jenny on the phone, and discussing the nanny, and both instructor/councelor positions, Kamp Kohut has decided to hire me as an Instructor and Cabin Councelor. Not Art and not Climbing, but both! Jenny let me know that they will be sending the contract any day. Here is their website:
http://www.kampkohut.com
Finals will end Friday May 6th. The weekend will find me checking people out of their dorms and doing whatever it is that Resident Assistants do. I will move out of the dorms Saturday and Sunday the 9th I will begin my journey to China. I should make it back to St. George by the 20th or 21st. I will then have 2 weeks to enjoy the company of family and friends. June 8th I fly to Maine and begin my training for the Ropes Course I will be involved with. Camp officially starts on June 23. I will fly back on August 16th, drive to St. George and catch the tail-end of the fall RA training. Dixie State College starts school the next week.
I can't slow down. It seems that every time I have come across a moment to choose, my spirit can't ignore what it craves. There are to many adventures to experience, lives to touch, and friends to make. Wherever my momentum takes me, I plan on learning and growing. And teaching. I might even stop and think about what I'm getting myself into next time.
