I have a UN badge!

I'd post a picture of it here, but the photo on it is so bad that I can't bear for anyone to see it unless absolutely necessary. Which is when I go to the UN. I'll take a picture there next time to prove that I can really get in.

You may be saying to yourself now, but Suvi, how did you manage to get a UN badge? And why? Are you sure this is real and not just some crazy dream you will wake up from and be disappointed? Let me assure you, it is real, and it is a dream come true, at least I think so. Ever since I was a little, I've loved learning about the UN and used to write my essays about what I want to be when I grow up about being an ambassador. No, I have not been appointed any sort of ambassador. Nothing that fancy. But, I am the UN representative for the Worldwide Organization of Women, who has NGO status at the UN. And that, my friend, is a pretty freakin' awesome thing to be. I'll be attending meetings and representing the organization, and for the most part really just making some good connections and working on recognizing the contribution of women to society, and making it possible for women everywhere to reach their potential. I can't think of anything I'd like to be involved with more. Seriously.

This position (internship-- I will be paid in terms of experience and connections which,a s VISA says, are priceless) really has fallen into my lap, and I couldn't feel more lucky or grateful for it. It is funny what sorts of things can come out of relationships even when they don't work out. Lucky for me, I date pretty decent guys-- in this case, he put me in contact with his absolutely amazing mother who happens to be president of this organization and just happened to need someone in NYC. I am more than happy to be that person, and this opportunity feels like a great next step for me-- a culmination of the things I've been doing the last few years with domestic violence, international relations, women's development issues, non-profit organizations, and teaching about eternal families. I hope I can do some good, and I am thankful for people who think that I can.

I am so, so excited. I can't stop smiling.