New York, New York.

For 24 years, my environment has mainly been Denver, Colorado. It’s a place that I’ve always loved, and a place that I have learned to appreciate with each new place I visit. But something else I have learned to appreciate is the freedom that I am allowed in my life right now. No spouse, girlfriend, or children, and IT consulting work that allows me to live a virtual life. This is coupled with a passion and desire for travel and new experiences.

The cliché is to live without regrets, and with a certain amount of foresight (and the push of a close friend), I recognized the importance of my current position in life and the opportunities it allows me to capitalize on now, but will be much harder to capitalize on later.

All that said, about 1 ½ months ago, while speaking to a friend about an event that my brother and I would be attending in New York, she told me about a position available as the Activities Coordinator for a summer internship program sponsored by a large organization called Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). The job calls for someone who can act as a resource, guidance counselor, mentor, and peer to these college Juniors and Seniors. After a few discussions and an interview with the internship program staff, they offered me the position and I accepted.

The reasons I accepted are free housing in East Village in Manhattan for the 9 week duration of the program, being engulfed in Armenian culture, meeting many new people, and opportunities for many new experiences. On top of all of that, I will have time each day to continue supporting and performing work for my current clients. It doesn’t get to be much better of a fit…

My major effort in life is to experience all that I can in order to understand what it is I like, and what will ultimately make me happy. As the first step to finding a solution is understanding the problem, the biggest step to happiness is understanding what makes you happy.

I’m buying a one way ticket because I don’t know what my time in New York will be like. But I’m pretty damn confident that I will love it. If you’ll be visiting, drop me a line.