June 21

For the past few months, I have really been trying to think of exactly what I would like to do with my career path, considering I am graduating in a year. Believe it or not, just because I am nannying in my own little world down here, doesn't mean that my big kid world stops. So last night when I was filling out paperwork for an apartment and also admission into the school of social welfare, the admission paper asked what I wanted to do after graduating. I was dumbfounded and had to sit and think. After doing some research, I would now like to have a big kid job as a Juvenile Counselor. Crazy right?

Tonight, was really my first night going out on the town of Nashville. The city limits itself are really big. In Milwaukee, I feel like I'm easily crossing from one town to another. Here, we live about a 25 minute drive from downtown, and are still considered to be Nashville. Anyways, I really noticed that the churches down here are HUGE and also very beautiful. I understand that I'm in the "bible belt" but it really puts any other church I have seen to shame. I have also learned that the "projects" or poor housing, are really nice looking homes, that are painted super bright colors like yellows and oranges, so people know that they aren't really "nice" homes. Discrimination at its finest.

This week has been better for me. However, I am working all five days this week. So needless to say, I'm exhausted. The kids are cute as ever, they had pictures tonight on a sail boat with a nautical theme. However, tomorrow is my coupon day from Sarah..so I'm super excited to wake up and see what it is :)

Things I've learned: It really really makes me mad when I see unrestrained children in vehicles. I think that seat belts are super important and it breaks my heart to see young children who don't know any better being unrestrained. Also, I'm super uncomfortable going to places that I don't really know. (Tonight, I looked up shopping centers on the gps..not knowing the city..took me into a bad neighborhood) and also that I really wish I could help the homeless more than I can. Down here on almost every street corner you see a homeless person trying to sell a newspaper.

-Chels