What I'm Up To

Hello my many communities of friends and family!

I'll give you a basic outline of what's goin on with my life and what I have in the works for the near future.

I started thinking of what I want to do next in my life last fall, when I was faced with financial aid payments and moments of inspiration. I had enough financial aid to get me a full semester- spring of 2011, however did not have previous payments completed for my Fall 2010. Because of that detail I was unable to use the full amount of financial aid after payments had been made for my Spring 2012 semester. So right now I am in 2 classes and am working pretty consistently at the Inn.

I formulated a plan of action for the time following this term at NIC. Then I took action. The plan is as follows: move to Oregon for the summer months, participate with the amazing WWOOFing organization while there, have an on-going search for the next perfect job and/or internship in the area of photography, if my desire is still present I will make my next permanent move to live and work, where ever that may be.

Now, what is so as of today: I am going to be living/working on a chestnut farm in north Portland the first two weeks in June. The farm is one of many hosts associated with WWOOF (informational link below). All of the farms, orchards, vineyards and the like either are certified organic establishments or are at least in the practice of organic production. I am now making efforts to finish the schedule for the remainder of my summer. I am in contact with four other farms spread throughout the state and will be in Ashland the first week in September harvesting hops with a family-run farm there. :)

I am not sure how everything is going to go, nor do I absolutely have to know how it will go. This is the art of Being. I am completely excited about the opportunity I have now and am throwing myself into it acting with and practicing my possibility of Courage and Freedom with a major dose of Excitement.

Thank you all of my people who have encouraged me and supported me in taking my next step. I will attempt to make regular updates as I develop my plans.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

Love you all. Jaida.

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