WHEN THINGS GO SIDEWAYS, EPISODE #1

Can you believe I'm already half way through my four months in Ireland? Time is flying so you may be wondering where I'm off to next and truthfully, I'm wondering too.

Starting last December, ​I had be in discussion with a really cool organization in Amsterdam for my second internship but unfortunately their funding model is in flux which means they can't make a financial commitment right now so I'm back to the drawing board.

Aside from the interesting work, I think I'd fallen in love with the idea of being in Amsterdam for the summer ​- steeling my nerves for cycling, connecting with friends and a network of THNKers and capitalizing on the airport hub for extreme weekend warrior-ing! ​

Shortly, I will spring into action and start my outreach campaign to generate new leads but for now, I'm disappointed and need to sit with that experience. Like the Dalai Lama once said, “Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck” so I'm practicing patience, resiliency and drinking wine. After all, my motto for the year (which is not quite as brilliant as the Dalai Lama's) is "if everything goes according to plan, it doesn't go according to plan" so I'm getting exactly what I planned.