Leap of faith...
Life is crazy how things work out. I needed a push to get out there and just interpret and this week that little push came. I put my two weeks notice in at ILRC. I graduated in May with this degree in Sign Language Interpreting and I guess I was waiting for some gold leaf engraved invitation to be an interpreter. Yeah...doesn't work that way. I have my name out there with a few agencies and hopefully I'll get some gigs here soon. I'm thankful that Jerry is on board with my antics. I'm truly a lucky girl.
Starting July 22nd, I'm officially an interpreter in my eyes. Although I'm still waiting on my state results. Eleven weeks is crazy to wait for something that determines your "worth". I have been using that as a crutch though. "Oh..as soon as I get my results we can talk about what I can do for you". NO Jeanne, just get out there and do it!
So there ya have it. I'm out there and vulnerable. Feels scary and exhilarating!
Starting July 22nd, I'm officially an interpreter in my eyes. Although I'm still waiting on my state results. Eleven weeks is crazy to wait for something that determines your "worth". I have been using that as a crutch though. "Oh..as soon as I get my results we can talk about what I can do for you". NO Jeanne, just get out there and do it!
So there ya have it. I'm out there and vulnerable. Feels scary and exhilarating!
Welcome to the unknown. It's not so bad once you're here a while. I have those feelings whenever I go into work now, but they are becoming less and less. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats, and I think you made the right move!!
Leap of faith, yes, but also a brave choice. It reminds me of a passage in a book I recently read:
ReplyDelete"When you choose one way out of many, all the ways you don't take are snuffed out like candles, as if they'd never existed. At the moment, all Will's choices existed at once. But to keep them all in existence meant doing nothing. He had to choose, after all."
- Philip Pullman The Amber Spyglass
Congratulations and good luck!