i live in chicago for now

England just did not work out this summer and that sucks but when God closes one door He always opens up another. right?

after extended conversation(s) with my academic advisor about my after graduation plans we decided it would be a good idea to pursue an internship in that direction, especially since pursuing an internship in England was not working out.

i want to pursue earning my Master of Social Work after i graduate so i talked to my advisor about the possibility of doing an internship at Lawndale Christian Health Center here in Chicago.

the internship at LCHC started this past wed. and i have never felt more excited or more over my head in my whole life.

there are a few other interns working at LCHC

most of the interns will have a 6 month internship.
mine will last 9 weeks.

most interns are in the second year of their masters program.
my internship will help me wrap up my undergrad.

one intern is doing some of her Ph.D. research work at LCHC.
did i mention i am trying to wrap up my undergrad?

the internship is going well so far. i don't think my supervisors quite know what to do with me yet. oh, they assign me tasks and i have plenty to do; however there is quite a bit of client interaction i cannot observe legally because i am not actually a social worker and not licensed by the state.

so i do research for my supervisors (which i love) and i observe where i can (which i also love) and i try not to feel like i am in over my head (which is hard because i think i might be :) ).

with overwhelming feelings of excitement for what i am doing and the reality of how challenging this internship will be i have discovered that i have forgotten to continually be thankful.

and thus i have decided to start something that a dear friend of mine has (unknowingly) inspired me to do. this summer will be the summer of a thousand thankful thoughts which will be recorded and posted on sticky notes on my wall in my room. and some will be recorded here as i blog.

for the summer this blog will be one focused thankfulness and thoughts on my internship.

thankful thought #1: thankful to be living in chicago this summer.