I can’t believe it was five months ago that I stepped foot in Los Angeles with bated breath and anxious eyes. There’s been talk around the program of the honeymoon period ending, but I can honestly say that I stay fascinated by the culture that has so well blended itself into the city. I’ve been [...]
Read moreIt’s a characteristic that I find myself in need of all the time. It’s one of the things I feel like I am constantly lacking since coming to this place. That might come as a shock considering I moved all the way across the country but I never feel like I have enough boldness. In [...]
Read moreSo we made it into the New Year. In northern Minnesota, sitting around a bonfire with friends and family while it snowed quietly, 2011 passed away around me like a misty breath on a cool night. She drifted away into the sky slowly and suddenly there was room for 2012. Time with the EUI Program [...]
Read more2011 was a great year for me! I got mono and strep throat, racked up a big ole’ hospital bill, nearly been hit by a car twice, experienced what it is like to be in the workplace 40 hours a week, been frustrated with my co-workers, my housemates, my friends back home and my family, [...]
Read moreIn celebrating Thanksgiving this past week, I was reminded of a few of the reasons why I decided to uproot myself and move to Los Angeles as a part of the Episcopal Urban Intern Program. For me, this holiday is about coming together in community, recognizing the abundance of God’s gifts in our lives, and [...]
Read more“No Casey, don’t think, just do.” A friend told me this and I looked at him like he was crazy, how could I not think? My brain is always analyzing, always trying to figure out the best course of action, the next step, how to manage my health, what I should say, what I shouldn’t [...]
Read moreAbout two weeks after beginning the Episcopal Urban Intern Program, I began to notice red spots on my body. I did not think much of them at first. I mentioned them to my roommates and coworkers, almost as a joke. When the spots had not disappeared after a few weeks, Suzanne, our program director, began [...]
Read moreI came to EUIP from a small city in Tennessee straight out of college. My college town was a quite little place, and it was only a ten minute drive to the mountains. The college woods had a labyrinth and trails I would walk often. The quietness was always enjoyed, but I was ready to [...]
Read moreComing to Los Angeles, I had a lot of expectations for how this year would end. Imagine thinking about the end before even beginning; before landing here I thought I had everything figured out. Fortunately or unfortunately, right from the very beginning my expectations were shattered, forcing me to rethink all my plans. My internship [...]
Read moreThe beginning of my internship placement started out rough to say the least. I was put in charge of a classroom of 28 sixth graders 6 times a week with no previous classroom experience. It was definitely an overwhelming experience because I had no idea how to keep a group of sixth graders under control. [...]
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