before the actual ceremony that morning, I was privileged enough to share a lovely hotel breakfast with general stanley mcchrystal, ceo of the corporation for national and community service wendy spencer, and the national director of americorps nccc kate raftery. there were a few team leaders and a few corps members in attendance as well. we recounted our FEMA corps experiences and shared our thoughts on the future of national service while emphasizing the importance of serving others over several cups of coffee and some fluffy soul-warming biscuits.
graduating from FEMA corps was one of the highlights of my life thus far and will be a prominent accomplishment I carry with me here on out. I am so incredibly proud of each and every person who walked across that stage tuesday morning, being handed their certificate that states their completion of the ten month program. we've overcome the obstacles and challenges that come with a new program while voicing our opinions and suggestions in hopes of bettering the program for future service members.
unfortunately this will be the end of my blog (unless I decide to take on another year in those khakis? who knows what the future holds). but in the meantime...I will take the skills and insight I've gained from this past year and go forth in trying to make this world a better place, one step at a time.
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