Oh Benny Boy, I Wish it Were That Easy!

So I came across this Benjamin Franklin quote, "He that can have Patience, can have what he will." Here is my problem Ben...I don't have patience. I do to some extent I suppose but I definitely wish I had the patience to get more patience. Does that make sense? Here is my progress so far as far as my Peace Corps application goes. I am receiving a lot of reading material. That is pretty much the extent of it! There is nothing wrong with this by the way. It is very helpful for me and will be great prep work. I just want my frickin' interview.

I feel like my application was pretty strong and I have reason to believe my recommendations were outstanding. 'How do you know this?' you ask, because of the people that completed them for me. Amazing people, I should say. They have all had great impacts on my life in some way. I had to have a total of three, one from a close friend, a work supervisor and a volunteer supervisor. I could talk on and on about these people. My work supervisor, Carol, gave me my first job when I moved to Arizona. I was 17 and the shyest person you would have ever met. I honestly wouldn't be where I am at if it wasn't for her. She has been there for me since the beginning, almost 8 years. 8 years!!!! I can't believe it has been that long. I was just talking to my mom about that the other night. It has been a fast 8 years, that is for sure. I had two friends do recommendations for me. Lindsay and Lindsey are there names, seriously. Hahaha...I am just realizing this now. LindsAy I have known for about two or three years now I think. We were brought together by a tragedy but she has been an amazing friend and supporter. LindsEy I met my spring semester freshman year. We worked with the ASU football team. She is also a former midwestern gal so we hit it off right away, and I can't mention her without mentioning third amiga, Eleana. These girls, I swear, were apart of a great moment in my life. We are lifelong friends. We can not speak or see each other for a long period of time and when we eventually do speak and see each other it is like we haven't missed a beat. Lovely, lovely ladies! My last recommendation came from my case worker at Big Brothers Big Sisters. LeAnn, was a great support during my match with my little sister. I really appreciated her taking the time to do this for me.

I could honestly right a book about the people I have met so far. Who knows, maybe one day I will! They are all amazing and have helped me in becoming the person I am supposed to be. Their love, support and kindness will always get me through tough times. I definitely have to give a shout out to Casey Carney who is a current volunteer in Paraguay and been answering all my questions and being sooooooooooo helpful. I was introduced to Casey through LindsEy, so thank you LindsEy!!!!

"As we express our gratitude, we must not forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words, but to live by them. " JFK