Boston pt. 2

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Bean Town was AWESOME!

The city is really easy to navigate and there is so much to do. I walked the Freedom Trail, visited Harvard, ate a Mr. Bartley's burger & frappe, had cannoli in Little Italy, devoured a Lobstah Roll, ate gnocchi from a little Italian grandmother, pubbed it up, ate fish and chips, rode every color "T" line and the commuter rail, ate some clam CHOWDAH, scurried past Fenway, mellowed out in Berklee, fell in love with Brandeis, listened to live jazz and other music, saw LL Cool J (yes that really happened), and tons more!

I had a fabulous time.

There is the little issue of the Episcopal Service Corps conference that we were attending. I had a pretty miserable time there. I won't go too much into it because overall I enjoyed the trip. I was really discouraged by the fact that it's become a societal norm to experience a severe lapse in faith. I literally felt ashamed that all I've known has been positive. I was hoping to be encouraged and uplifted by being surrounded by other interns. I'm aware that those two things don't always equate to feelings of happiness but every positive story I heard at the conference was back-ended by other painful experiences. I heard words of affirming faith over the weekend but I didn't see, feel, or experience any of it.

The best thing about it all, even better than LL, was getting to spend time with my Real World housemates :) Traveling to Boston early is seriously the best decision that we have ever made. We had a blast doing things together but more importantly we were able to build more connections with each other. They were there for me when I was having a hard time. They didn't judge me and they were patient with me. That meant the world to me and I hope they were able to see that reciprocated in my actions. Coming out of the weekend my goal for the next month and a half is to resist the urge to protect myself from the uncertain. Our word, parakaleo, means to walk together. Our weekend in Boston really pushed me to walk along side my group on all levels (mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually).

I won't forget this trip for a long time...

The best is yet to come,
~Adwoa