Has it really been a year? With nary a word from me? I promise I'll do better! The problem is, I get so passionately engaged in what I do that I forget(or am too tired) to write about what I'm doing and where it's taking me.
It's not that I don't write - I make lists, prepare mission statements, jot down quotes, make more lists, journal, and more, but none of it has ended up here - and I've done some pretty exciting things! For starters, I have the job that I wanted, a job that a quit another job to try and get, with no guarantee that things would work out. I made a pit stop along the way, but here I am, working as a museum educator at a museum of African American history and culture. Huzzah!
Thing is, I'm never satisfied. I'm here, so now what? How can I be my absolute personal best in this position? How can I merge theory and practice to help shape a dynamic, creative, innovative, diverse, admired, well-attended, and best-practice based education and public programming program? How can I continue to build my knowledge and my skill set so that I am an asset, a constructive and productive member of the team, and perhaps a future leader in the field? And how can I do this while maintaining a healthy balance in my life (my singledom grows tiresome...)?
This is what's on my mind as I tackle this new(ish) position (this is month 3). I'll share some of my thoughts as I take on new projects at work, as I read new things about black studies and museum studies, as I visit exhibits or experience other cultural activities, and you may even get a recipe or two or an anecdote from the side of my life that takes place on the other side of the museum doors.
Maybe you'll share a few thoughts with me as well?
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