Post BYU Life

Well, last post I was wondering what I would be doing after I graduated from BYU. Now I'm sitting in limbo as I am waiting for my new life to begin. I was offered a position with the Washington Seminar but turned it down after long prayers which resulted in a very strong feeling that I should not be going to DC this year. After turning down the position I had no clue what I was supposed to be doing. That changed when I was presenting at an internship fair looking for new interns for Musana. I was placed next to a lady who worked with the Refugee Office in SLC. We began talking and eventually she began telling me about positions available at the Refugee Office and said that I would be a great fit there. I was so excited to even have a prospect of a job or internship! When I looked into it there were no full time job positions but there were full time, paid internship positions through AmeriCorp. I applied and received a position with the Utah Refugee Coalition, which is a branch under the Utah State Department. The founders of the organization both have full time jobs and they run URC on the side so I will be taking over the administration of the organization over the next year. It is intimidating but so exciting! Thus, I am moving to SLC, specifically Millcreek, and will be there for at least the next year. With all the new changes it also became time for me to buy my first car. I have always used my parents car or a car that is shared by my siblings. I was blessed with a miracle in this area and my mechanic had a car left at his shop by a BYU professor who couldn't get the hang of driving a manual. He had blown the clutch 3 times and was getting the transmission replaced for a second time. He finally was sick of it and just left the car with Eric, our mechanic. Eric was fixing the car and said he would sell it to me. He said it is a fantastic car, 2004 Kia Rio with only 33,000 miles on it. He is selling it to me for only the cost of labor and parts. I'm getting it at least 3,500 under blue book value! Such a huge blessing with the tiny income I'll be living off of for the next year. Along with that blessing, that same day I found my house in Millcreek. My friend Hilary, who I went to Uganda with, texted me and asked if I wanted to move in with her and her roommate Rachel. The duplex is great, cheap, and a fantastic location. I went down and saw it and signed that day. It was a very busy day but I am so grateful for the blessings that set my new life path in motion!