There are so many exciting opportunities in the world, and so many different things that we can choose to do with our time. During this year of service, I have seen that you can accomplish a lot doing 1,700 hours of service. From helping the community to seeing a child smile after reading their first book, it's a great feeling. Sometimes, after battling a sickness or just a long day at work, that smile and joy of helping others can turn into stress and anger. And it's during these times that I often try to find an outlet; somewhere my creative mind can take over and the stress and demands of life can go away for a while. It is for this reason that my scrapbooking has taken over my life. Despite the fact that I'm pretty far behind (try 2 years at least), it's been getting better lately. I've been pushing myself further into finishing, striving for my own personal goal of being caught up to AmeriCorps year within the next four months. To say I may have given myself an unattainable goal is stating the obvious, but I've always been a dreamer. I've also started the undaunting task of trying to apply for a cruise ship job as a photographer. Yes, this is my new idea, and one I'm pretty settled on, despite the differing opinions of everyone else. When I told people I was doing AmeriCorps, they thought I was nuts. Especially since it had basically nothing to do with what I majored in, or planned to do in the future. But I knew it was right for me, and this year has only proved that. And just the same, in my gut, I know that God is pushing me towards a cruise ship. Maybe only to apply-maybe something else will come up in the meantime. But I 'm going to try, because it feels right. And I'd love to travel the world taking pictures-hello dream job! It might be a 24/7 job, with no days off, but I worked at Timber-lee. I can handle it. :)