#onwardmarch

Expect to see a lot more of me around these parts soon. Today is my official last day at the nonprofit. My last place of employment offered me a substantial raise/promotion to return. The main reason I left was because of lack of room to grow and it's funny what a difference a year makes. I am sad to leave, but I feel proud of what I have accomplished here. I will sincerely miss the clients I work with everyday.I work with formerly homeless individuals at a vocational rehabilitation program where we attempt to teach them the life-skills they will need to access full-time employment. To say that it is tough work would be a giant understatement. However, it has also been one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. I am going to miss the everyday, "good morning miss leslie," the eye rolls and sarcasm when I am teaching class, the gradual acceptance of an assignment, and finally the thank you for making us try something new, I really liked that. I am proud of what I've done here, I know I put my everything into it. Most of all I feel thankful to have had this experience, the people in this program changed me. I thought I was teaching them, but actually they were teaching me the entire time. Now, it's on to new endeavors, and I feel like I'm leaving little pieces of heart scattered throughout New York City, but I'm so grateful for all the amazing people I have met. I'm heading home for a week to regroup, so there will be a lot of California sunshine posts heading this way next week!