And it begins......

Well hello there! I am officially ina nd moved into Raleigh NC. In fact I have been since alst tuesday, August 17!

    It has been one of the most interesting experiences so far. It feels like I have been here forever, but I know I have barely begun my journey. I'm so happy to be here. Everyday I become aware of more and more. Whether its being on the bus or talking to my roomates about their jobs. I can say with certainty that I am being ENRICHED!

      Ok so let me start at the beginnning now that I got a little deep on y'all(hehe). So Orientation was fantastic! Seriously I haven't been on a retreat that good in a while. We learned so much, I actually felt somewhat ready for Raleigh. Once we got here we truly learned what Southern Hospitality was all about. Our support people fed us so much we ate elft ourselves basiclaly our whoel first week. It was awesome!

     Our house is gorgeous! Not too shabby for 5 ladies. Speakin of these girls idk if I can put into words what living with them so far has been like. Imagine coming home every day after a very tiring day of work knowing someone, if not 4 other people, are ready to listen to your stories. Not just hearing you ramble, but truly LISTENING to you. Oh and if u have a late day you also get a wonderfully cooked meal! Its pretty great! We are all so different but we mesh so well. I love getting home and listening to how their days went. Before we actually started working, they were all commenting on how nervous they were. It seemed they had some big shoes to fill, but I think they have NOTHING to worry about! These girls are all so passionate about what they are doing and are so willing to give whatever necessary to do a  good job, I know they will be more than fine. Not to mention they all have the coolest bosses, and some other very interesting characters at their offices. lol.

   As for me well Disability Rights NC is brand new to JVC. Its actually brand new period, only three years old. And so far it has provided for one very good inside joke! haha. I love my job, although it is more office work than I've done ever in my life. The research I've been doing has shown me that that type of work is part of the change we are trying to create. I'm beyond excited to be working there!

    I'll try to keep you guys updated as much as possible! Hope you enjoyed reading about Maryann in Raleigh :)!

MWA!