Jinked

Today I met with Cathie from Discoveries Unlimited for an interview. Not a job interview or anything like that, but for an interview on becoming a STEM mentor. I think she likes me; I’m going in for a day of orientation and a background check on Saturday. I swear I am not a criminal.

It’s exciting. It’s a way for me to give back to my community, maybe enrich someone’s life. Make a positive change. I love web design and development almost as much as I love writing, and it will be great to share my experiences, my successes and failures with someone young who is interested enough to listen.

When I was still employed with my previous employer, I was asked to consider the program in the fall of 2009. I dismissed it thinking I didn’t have the time or the drive to commit to something huge like that. It was a whole semester long, and I was lazy. In the spring I looked at the website again, considering mentorship, but then reconsidered since I was no longer “traditionally” employed. I didn’t think they would take a creative bum. Then Kathy Sipple said I should consider the program out of the blue. Maybe some forces are at work here, or it’s just a strange string of coincidences, but this time I am ready to follow through.

And even though I’m not “traditionally” employed, I am still welcomed to be a mentor. It must mean I have something to give to future generations. Not only do I hope my mentee will learn from me, but I will also learn from her. It are adventures like this that make me happy to be alive.

Being both left-brained and right-brained is just sheer awesome. Way to rock the whole muscle in my skull.