The Lost Get Found

Hey everyone!

So, today was pretty jam packed and eventful from clouds to rain to a beautiful sunny evening. The NASA interns got a chance to hear from the director of NASA Mr. Boulden about what NASA's new direction will be. It was very interesting to hear about a rover playing host to two poor souls stranded on the moon for 6 months. =)

After we heard from NASA and senators, we piled into the van for a wonderful lunch at a local burger joint. Singing along to Ke$ha in the car, our lunch was full of laughter, kinship, and fun.

When I got back to my workplace, Leon and Sell gave me valuable insight as to how Co-ops and jobs with NASA work. After the valuable part of the conversation, Leon and Sell took a good 30 minutes explaining Aliens and Predators to me (apparently they are supposed to be really cool...???).

Our 21st century skills workshop today about thinking outside the box required the interns to create a catapult (which is ALWAYS fun)... and it was fun getting to see all of the other interns' ideas at work.

When we returned for the second time to our workplace (Avinash and I) we realized that there was a massive evacuation. Haz Gas. They had the fire trucks and ambulances and everything. Good stuff. Avinash and I have not died. Yet. Oh NASA.

Friday evening after dinner, the girls went shopping for roller derby get-up and I am proud to announce my first purchase of Victoria's Secret "Pink" clothing-- lime green sweat pants. We also got a bunch of other semi-rediculous looking clothing to wear for tomorrow at a local goodwill. After we shopped for clothes, we stopped off at the mall for initiation. I got my ears pierced under the name Olivia Rogers having my mother as Sam... it was cool.

I really like it here at Case. I'm learning a lot about life and what it means to cross-over to a different season of life for sure. Fun--- the right kind of fun... Work--- and a good work ethic... Independance--- and the responsability that comes along with it... Faith--- and letting go of nerves, apprehension, and fears.

Sometimes you just have to jump off of the high dive... and your heart... your heart will tell you whether it is ok or not ok... and I'm learning more and more to listen really closely to that voice that comes from the heart.

That's all for now!

Sincerely,
GIRL on the RISE