My amazing Honduras adventure is right around the corner and I couldn't be more excited. I'm relieved to know that a lot of my fear has dissipated. I'm not sure if it a cyclical thing and I am going to be nervous again when I hit traveling day or what. I'm hoping I continue on this high.
I finished a phone call with my supervisor down in Honduras. Her name is Kate and she seems really fantastic. I'm really looking forward to meeting her in just a few days. She is also American and has been living there since January. She works in the clinic as a nurse supervisor of sorts, from what I understand. She was telling me how the last couple of days have been really crazy and that a fifteen-year-old came in to give birth yesterday. At first my heart broke a little bit but then I realized that I'm hoping to be a part of that solution.
My official job title for Shoulder to Shoulder is Curriculum Coordinator for the Girls' Clubs, which basically translates to me being the person that will come up with an after-school program that engages girls ages 12- 16 (ish). My mission (as large as it is) is to attempt to give girls something to look for to and hopefully to empower them to stay in school, make better decisions regarding health, and ultimately delay adolescent pregnancy. Seems really easy, huh?
In a weird way, I kind of feel called to do this job. When I applied to StoS, my position wasn't even posted. I don't really believe in fate but I kind of think that this job was meant for me. I'm looking forward to learning A LOT. I know that I will have a lot of days where I struggle but I'm hoping that the days that are really fantastic will overshadow those ones that aren't so easy. I know life will be quite different than here in the States but I'm looking forward to the challenge.
Thanks for reading and have an awesome day!
Becca
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