I finished and submitted my application for Teach for America. It's an organization that places college graduates in low-income areas and districts and teaches them how to become advocates for social change through teaching. It's one of the many Americorps branches and Obama even mentioned it at one of the inaugural balls.

We were asked to make preferences on where to be placed, and I chose New York City, Chicago, and Phoenix. All three sound like places that I'd like to live. I'm not really picky about where I go, though. We sign a two-year service commitment if we're chosen.

I felt a calling to this because I feel like it would be a place of fostered growth. There is a lot of cooperative work involved--at least it seems--and I work best in a team setting. I feel like it would be a great way to get away from Southeast Michigan/Northwest Ohio for a while, and be doing something in my desired field at the same time.

My resume could still use some fine-tuning, but it's looking pretty good. I want to see someone at Eastern's Career Services office who can give me a professional opinion of it. My next project is my portfolio...