New Year, New Office
In the last 6 years, I have been in 8 different office spaces. Here's a brief history:
- Feb 2002 to Aug 2003 - 11 Elmhurst St, Third floor. Shared an office with Paul for the very first time. I also slept in a bed built into a closet in the same apartment.
- Aug 2003 to Jan 2004 - 11 Elmhurst St, Paul and Glenna's dining room. No joke. Paul and I set up our computers on opposite sides of the dining room table. Then the big move...
- Jan 2004 to Aug 2005 - 15 Elmhurst St, Second floor. Paul and I once again shared a small office (there were still only the two of us on staff).
- Aug 2005 to Dec 2006 - 15 Elmhurst St, First floor. My first office space of my own! Or at least until we started hiring more interns/apprentices...
- Jan 2007 to May 2007 - 15 Elmhurst St, Second floor (different room). Okay, now there were too many other staff. This room was bright (think sunglasses) yellow, and had no heat except for my little radiator.
- June 2007 to Sept 2007 - 15 Elmhurst St, Unfinished basement. Again, no joke. Next to the washer, dryer and chest freezer, fighting off the spiders. But hey, it was the coolest place around during the summer. Of course, it was also the coolest place (40 degrees or so) once autumn hit.
- Oct 2007 to Dec 2007 - 15 Elmhurst Street, Boston Project dining room. Yes, another dining room. Only this time, this was the same dining room used for Homework Center (I got kicked out everyday at 3pm), most Boston Project meetings (also kicked out), staff meals, hang out space, etc.
January 2008 - The New Service-Learning Office at Global Ministries Christian Church! We are so thankful for our new office - in fact, I've never had this much space, so sometimes I don't even know what to do! Kelly, Nithin, and I share the office, and are still setting up. In all, we have our desks, more file space than we need, storage for program supplies, and even a small sitting area with a sofa or two. It is truly a wonderful place, and we enjoy being in the church we all attend and working closer to a "main-streets" type area.
So if you're ever in the area or just want to say hi, please come visit me and check out my new office. After all, you never know how long I might be there. ;)
