It rained in beautiful beautiful San Antonio today. This was one of the highlights of my day. I have been (kind of) embracing the heat, but it was nice having some variety. I had an amazing lunch. Hand packing my lunch is like such an awesome thing to do. I know I've done it in high school, but doing it now is different.
I buy my own food, pack my own lunch, drive my own car to training, which I buy my own gas for. It's all just very independent. I was reading today in "The Current" (which is a free weekly local paper in San Antonio with listings of events and cool stuff) about going off to college gives you a fake paid for type of freedom and to enjoy it. I feel that one of the most beneficial things I am gaining from City Year is true independence. Yes my parents do own the car and they will be paying for me to fly home for Thanksgiving and winter break, but otherwise it's all me. This feeling of pure satisfaction at what I have managed to provide for myself is amazing. It will also make me appreciate college A LOT when a meal plan is included, but this sudden gaining of independence and all the woes and joys which come along with it is sort of awesome. I feel like a grown up. When I tell people my age here I usually here something along the lines of "No way!". And that is probably because at the moment and for the next ten months filled with moments, I have to act much older than a typical 18 year old has to act.
We learned today about math tutoring and I feel now I am super super ready to get in the schools! These couple days of training have been rough because I've tasted the sweet fruit of being in the schools and actually helping and I want to be THERE! Not in more training. But this is useful, so I understand.
A cool relaxing float in the pool was a wonderful way to end the evening.
Daily Hero: My TLs who take everything I need back to the CY office which means one less trip for me, so very convenient and very not part of their job description- but they do it anyway and I love them.
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