Just finished Week 5 of Fall Quarter! I’m halfway through
the first third of my final year at Santa Clara, and time definitely
flies. It’s been more than two months since I’ve left Uganda. Sometimes if
feels like a dream, but other times it feels like it all happened yesterday.
After 40+ hours of work, Joe and I finally sent a formatted version of our Social Impact Assessment to Keith last night. He got back to us this morning saying it was good to go, save a few minor fixes.
He commented, “Very impressive. I don’t usually say that.” @Keith, thanks. I
know we’re your favourite :) I’ll post our final product here once it’s finished!
Our journey
with GSBF and Tugende is coming to an end, and "it’s been fun but now I’ve got to go"…
I know my life doesn’t belong on this blog, but I’ll share a
bit about the last two months if you’ll indulge me:
- Australia! My family went to attend my cousin’s wedding, and I got to show them some of my favourite places in
the world.
Surfer's Paradise!
Sydney
- Senior year. It’s not as glamourous as everyone makes of
it. Between classes, practicing piano, senior design project, doing homework,
and tutoring, I’m just tired. It’s definitely difficult to be grateful in the
midst of all this busyness, but I am thankful for this opportunity to learn
about the world and about myself. I have an amazing community, and thank you
for being a part of it.
- The future. Yeah. So when the past fellows talked about
the vocational discernment part of this fellowship, they were not kidding. I
have never been pushed so much to actively think about my career/vocation (well, I’ve
actively avoided it my whole life), but GSBF puts it in the forefront of my mind.
We’ve had to network, update our LinkedIn, ask for informational interviews,…
Our instructors even brought five Silicon Valley executives to our class to help us
translate our summer experiences into relatable skills and assets that will get us jobs. As Thane put it, “You guys will soon be on the market.”
We are products, I guess.
I haven’t applied to anything because I don’t really know
what’s my next step. I don’t pray enough about my future (or at all, for that
matter), but I guess I can’t wait forever for God to reveal His will to me. Who
knows, He may be waiting me to take a step of faith first. I don’t know.
That’s most of it. If you’re reading this and I haven’t seen
you recently, I miss you! When can I see you again?
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