beautiful people

The last thing I should be doing right now is blogging. I should really be sleeping. But... I just wanted to give a little shout out, because seriously I have THE most beautiful people in my life. Sometimes I just think its normal to be as inspiring, passionate, caring, huge hearted and out of the world as the people who fill my life are, and then Im reminded that these people are one of a kind.

Tonight we watched a play called "American Dream in the Wonderland" done by workers from our off campus ESL program. A satire about what life would be like if the United States would open our hearts and arms to immigrants and let them into our world. I was surrounded by a group of people who could understand the Spanish enough to laugh and feel all of it with them. A group of people who teach me and lift me and show me how beautiful this world is, even in the midst of all the scary.

Then we went to listen to Maddie speak at The Challenge. Maddie is our Director of SCCAP this year and just absolutely wonderful. She talked about SCCAP her sophomore year and this group of seniors that inspired her and legitimized all her crazy ideas and I sat and looked at these amazing women around me who are just that for me. So very inspiring and out of this world, seriously they will never know how much of an impact they have had. She talked about South Africa and India and all these amazing opportunities that Santa Clara has given her to allow her to explore and learn and grow and find what is important to her. It was amazing and left me so excited for all thats to come and so thankful for this year that has brought me so far in a community of people who push me and help me to do bigger and better things.

Then the icing on the cake, Xavier Mass, a mass done in my bulding to bring us all together.  Our themes are faith and global solidarity and the focus of the mass was Joy Through the Journey. So relevant. So meaningful. There is so much I havent figured out yet but I do know when my heart strings start dancing and I do know some pieces of it all and tonight I felt a lot of that. Good people, good messages, really really good life.

Im going to El Salvador in the fall. Ask this girl 2 years ago about El Salvador... I wouldnt even have been able to comprehend. And Im going. And I am so excited. Also, I'm gonna keep my Soc major and add an International Development major that Im making myself. Such amazing and interesting classes and finally, I think it fits (I know Ive said that before so Im not making any promises but Ive thought long and hard about this one). How cool that I can make my own major, travel to El Salvador, listen to people talk about their journeys all over the world that have taught them so much, their journeys right here in our back yard.

Im just thankful and lucky/blessed/in the right place at the right time/ however it best fits in your mind... my life is really good. And I cannot thank all these people in my life enough who have gotten me here. Celebrate the beautiful people in your life, there everywhere! <3