Skateside and West Long Beach
So I have been working at Skateside in West Long Beach for about 3 months now, and I love it. I especially love the relationships I have been able to develop with some really cool kids. I have been thinking about this a lot, and well, I would like to move to West Long Beach. I want to move into this community where a lot of the Skateside kids are from. As soon as I got home from my trip, I could feel a deep pull to this city, and that this is where God was calling me to be for a long time.
The more time I spend at Skateside, the more I wish I lived in this neighborhood with these people, but for now I live with my grandparents in East Long Beach. West Long Beach is kind of rough area, but the kids are great, and a lot of fun. My sister and a lot of her friends have done a similar thing in fullerton called Solidarity, obviously a lot more involved, but I feel a similar calling to West Long Beach. Anyone want to join me?
I am not financially stable enough yet to move out on my own, but I am praying that it happens soon. If there is a way for me to afford moving out, I am going to do it. The only problem right now is that most of my work ends with the school year, so I need to start thinking about what I could do for the summer. Any ideas?
