I don't often pay attention to cycles of the moon. I happened to pick up a paper today though and happened to glance at the weather section where such things are chronicled. Of course this was after looking at my horoscope which was once again eerily accurate.
Today is a new moon. Today I began working for Food & Friends part time. August 4th the moon will be full... and it will be my first full day there following my last official day at MTA. So symbolic! I have one difficult cycle to weather and will hopefully have found a place to live by the end of it. I can't imagine the alternative which a number of people from Avodah are facing looking for places to live with no guarantee of income once their AmeriCorps contracts end.
I had an absolutely incredible first day. Some of the highlights were walking into the building with my close acquaintance Adam who is also now my trainer as I am taking over his position when he leaves for grad school. "Tell Me Something Good" was playing in the kitchen, and there was a tray of cookies that said "Help Yourself." Once again, I have fallen down the rabbit hole.
The entire organization is so efficient that on my first part time day, I already met with HR and filled out paperwork, AND my very official looking nameplate already hangs next to Adam's on the cubicle we currently share. Everyone was so warm and welcoming throughout the day. One of the chefs made a special meal for a meeting, and Adam and I got plates of this delicious food. I am in heaven. Have I mentioned how much good free coffee there is everywhere in the place? It's like they know me!
After running around with volunteers at a pretty hectic pace for most of the morning, Adam surprised me when he suddenly jumped up again and began to say there was somewhere he needed to be. I assumed it was going to be back upstairs with a task he had forgotten. He appeared very serious about this mission. That's when he announced his team was playing bocce ball outside, and we needed to go join them! I can't begin to relate to you the hilarity of this moment. As hard as he was working, he took those twenty or so minutes with everyone else on his and the opposing team to break away. It's so reassuring as to the work environment I have just committed myself.
Throughout our five hours together, Adam told me no less than eight times how glad he was that I am there. It's such a fabulous feeling! I can't wait to see what day two holds in store. I'm a little nervous for the day he leaves, and I'm on my own. Though I know that I can handle this position after my learning curve at MTA, and it's helpful that obviously he thinks I can handle this. I keep thinking of Stacy's phrases from Thailand... same same. Same same but different. Same same but better!
Everyone has such fun and personable things decorating their work spaces, and part of me is thrilled to move in and make the space my own. The first item will be the Foodie magnetic poetry from Mom along with an old cookie sheet. It tickles me to think of it. A reminder of a wonderful time at home... from which I really did not want to come back this week. I've pulled into life here already after just two days. I did not think I would get over NC so fast. Such is life.
More (maybe) soon!
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more soon please!! miss you lots already
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