Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Independence

Leaving Los Angeles was probably the most independent thing I had done in my adult life. But I can't state that I was truly independent and on my own since I moved in with my sister in San Jose. This summer will be the last time I will have people to regularly talk with. This will be my last month where I will enjoy having the luxury of living with people.

Yesterday, I received a call stating that my rental application was accepted, and that I finally had a place to call "home" for the upcoming school year. In addition to that, I accepted the position of Urban Forestry Specialist with Our City Forest, a non-profit AmeriCorps group that is dedicated to planting trees and educating people on the benefits and maintenance of trees. My best friend says I'm a hippie, but really I am not. I love the environment, but I also care a lot about social equity, which is seemingly left out of the equation of "quality of life" in planning.

Anyway, my new apartment will be in Japantown, in San Jose. It's only a half of a mile walk to my work place with AmeriCorps, and a mile from school. I will end up biking to school since my classes are late, but it's pretty exciting I guess. It is a little daunting to be living on my own, especially since I'm female. Hoepfully I will be okay. You are all welcome to stay with me, but I can't guarantee you that my schedule won't be crazy :)