Fun Activism

For two hours today I cold-called old ladies for Michael Nutter and again, it wasn't bad. He even walked around the office today, and we made eye contact but I was on the phone, so we didn't talk. He's pretty busy and all anyway. Looooove him. I just know that if I had a suggestion or concern, he'd totally address it and not evade it with politico-speak.

Another thing I did was help out for JeffHOPE, the huge student-run organization that runs clinics at homeless shelter. Tonight's is the toughest, because it's the biggest men's shelter in the city and in fact is the intake shelter (men entering the shelter system have to come in through this one). It was my second fun volunteering activity of the day, and it was fun because I had two lower-years along with me and got to teach them. I loved teaching them; I think they respected and liked me, and I got to show them interesting physical signs like clubbing. I also pushed them beyond their comfort levels and I could see them gain a little confidence as the night went on. It was five hours total, which usually just knocks me to the floor, but I finished tonight feeling like I was walking on air.

The third activity on the agenda today, although it was the earliest, was a one-hour lecture on neuro-ophthalmology. Interesting, and then I got to come home and take a nap.

This is basically what life will be like for me in retirement, hopefully. Learning, teaching, and helping out good causes. Nice work if you can get it. ;)