Guess what, guess what!

Monday was a good day.

At 6 p.m., I was sitting in the courtyard of the Newman Center with some of my closest friends.  I decided to check my e-mail for the 6th time that day, expecting the same result that each previous log-in had yielded: an empty inbox.  However, to my pleasant surprise, my inbox was anything but empty.  In fact, it was quite full.  I'm not talking about multitudes of e-mails.  Rather, I am talking about one e-mail that holds multitudes of possibilities.  Let me share with you the first sentence of said e-mail:

"I am pleased to extend you an offer to join the Teach For America 2011 corps!"

After months of applying, filling out forms, doing activities, interviewing, and waiting, I have received the answer I've been searching for, and I couldn't be happier.  For the next two years, I could be making a difference in the lives of elementary school children in Camden, New Jersey as a Teach For America corps member!

As you can imagine, receiving this news was amazing.  And what was equally as amazing was sharing my celebration with my best friends.  Now, I can look forward to graduation with excitement.  Although I am still sad to be leaving the place I've called home for the past four years, I will be experiencing the opportunity of a lifetime right around the corner! 

I can sense that this blog could very well turn into a collection of stories about my day-to-day interactions with children, and this could not excite me more.