Summer in the Dot
This Sunday, our first two summer staff arrive! I am so excited that it's finally summer here in Dorchester, and while walking around outside today, I was so thankful to be back here for my second summer at BP. My first summer was in 2006, where I served as the "Operations Coordinator", a position that existed for one summer only. Haha. I guess that's my life, being a guinea pig for jobs. Anyway, I did a lot of random things for the SMP and then worked with Paul in the office, but it was an intense job because while I didn't work the 6am-1am-ish hours that SMP staff work, I still worked well over 40 hours a week and was up most nights until the wee hours of the night. This will be a very different summer :)
While walking up to the square today, I stopped at Taste of Eden (my favorite little Jamaican hole in the wall-so yummy!) for a beef patty, and listened to some great Latin American music (as my friend Micah once said--"Reggaeton, the beat of my life!") blaring from the passing cars, felt the wonderful warm sun and just felt so thankful to be here. Heading into this season is bringing back a lot of the reasons that I fell in love with Dorchester-the people, the culture, summer in the city.
I am looking forward to what is ahead for the next few months. I'll keep you updated as things unfold, and I head into summer #2!
