Visit to the Big Apple

There are a lot of great things about being a Jesuit Volunteer. But the one that stands out the most to me is the rich community I became apart our orientation in August. This weekend I traveled to New York City and visited the communities in Brooklyn and West Harlem. Friday morning I departed from Washington DC on the Megabus and around noon arrived in mid-town Manhattan. I'm familiar with the area from when I participated in an internship there during the summer of 2008.

My friend Delphine, a JV in Brooklyn, met me in Manhattan where we spent the afternoon. I took the opportunity to re-visit the staff I interned for at Fox News Channel. I interned for the business news program, "Your World w/ Neil Cavuto." I had such a positive experience interning for that staff I could not wait to return and visit with them. It was fun to return to the energy of a busy newsroom and see many of my mentors. I speak often of my experience in NY and of my internship and when we were leaving the News Corp building, Delphine said , "Now I know why you speak of this place so often." I loved my experience in television news, and after my year of serving in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps I plan on returning in either the capacity of either producing or reporting, or both.

Reconnecting with the Brookyln and Harlem JV's was a blast. Friday evening we went out to a fun bar in Williamsburg, Brookyln. We finished the evening eating some delicious gyros bought streetside. The next day we were tourists and walked through Central Park and Greenwich Village. In the pouring rain we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and made plans to meet up that evening with Jesuit Volunteers visiting the city from Newark. It was a whirlwind of a weekend and Sunday afternoon I returned to my community in Washington. Last night our community had two of our JV support people and Jesuit liason over for an incredible dinner prepared by our Italian cuisine queen Laura.

The start to a new week begins today - countdown to Halloween: 5 days!