LIVEALITTLE

My life working days is at its last week. As of October 10, I will be a night staff worker (7p - 7a). Hopefully, with much willpower, I will adjust easily to sleeping during the day as well as use my off duty days productively also! I will have one month of mentored nights and then be thrust to work by myself starting November 1st.

Interestingly, my focus on my non-work days (I only work 3 days a week!) is not ER nursing-related at all. A couple of people have asked and I think I've confused everyone.

I am currently:
- a director of a 501c3 non-profit - Enrich The World, Inc running programs in Honduras. We aim to bring hope to the communities we work in through education, living responsibly, research and innovation.
- coordinating for 2 young Haitian men to come over to complete their college studies in the US (details: https://sites.google.com/site/education4haitians/home).
- a member of the Jersey City Food Co-op (JCFC). Still in its infancy, JCFC aims to bring healthy food to the Jersey City community for lower prices in exchange for labor similar to the legendary Park Slope Food Co-op.
- petitioning to be the 1199 Union delegate for the ER nurses at Jersey City Medical Center.
- eyeing membership in the new Jersey City Newport Rotary club

One thing I am learning is that despite the generosity, willingness and efforts I sacrifice for these causes I believe in, there are always critics. Already I have received my first mail from someone who thought he deserved to receive something when I recently mailed a care package to Haiti. I realize I cannot help everyone. I also now fully realize charity and free handouts are truly the wrong methods towards empowerment. I am saddened but I have hope that I will have the strength to overcome the enemies I will create along this path of social entrepreneurship.