WAP

I had an interview today to be a workshop facilitator for Write Around Portland. I felt awkward, as is normal for me for any interview, and I fear that my answers weren't as clear and succinct as I'd liked them to be.

And now, I'm battling the feeling of being inferior. I don't know what the other facilitators are like or what they do for a living. I read a story about WAP recently and the facilitator that they spoke of is an editing instructor at Lewis and Clark College. I'm certainly not at that level! I have an English degree, with an emphasis on writing, but that's it! I'm not published, I've never taught a class before (be it writing or anything else) and I've never participated in a writing workshop outside of school. All I know is that I love to write (though I don't write as much as I'd like to) and I want to make a difference in people's lives and help them to make a difference in their own lives.

"I really want to do this!" is a statement that doesn't quite cut it when your up against a large number of applicants. But, it was difficult for me to clearly describe all the reasons I want to volunteer a great deal of my time and energy to an organization that I really believe in.

But if I do get chosen for the facilitator training, will I then be worried that I bit off more than I can chew? I'm already feeling overwhelmed with how full my life is right now, what I am doing squeezing even more commitments in?

It's a challenge, actually, that I'm really looking forward to.

Love,
Aislinn