http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=267&msg_id=267 where to start.... This time last year I had just come off a horrible job assignment on a construction site. I was worried about my job. So, in March I jumped ship and left CH M H LL. I was able to finagle it so that I was done with them on the day before I left for a weeklong vacation with the family to Kauai, which was amazing. My first day back from vacation was my first day starting at C ffman Eng neers. It's been an awesome ride. I've been busy, nonstop, since I joined them. I've lost track of how many projects I've worked on. Every time I finish a project, a new one is there to pick up. It's one of the best decisions I've made in my life. This past year I was part of the Leadership Anchorage program, put on by the Alaska Humanities Forum. It was a 10 month long intensive leadership development program. I was able to have a state legislator as a mentor, and we were able to meet for breakfast for several months. Totally sweet insight into Alaska politics and the sorts of things that happen in the State Legislature. I was also part of a community service project group, and we helped a local nonprofit come up with a marketing plan for a recent program expansion. We also had some larger sessions with the full class where we would hear from a leader in the community on a topic of leadership and also do some group development activities. It was a great experience, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I'd also highly recommend it to anyone here. It was also another year of soccer. I finally got Josh and Lee to try it out. Hopefully they didn't hate it so much that they won't play again. It's also been another year of classes. Last fall I took Alaska Native Politics, and learned many (more) intracacies of Alaska Native Corporations, 8(a) eligibility and corporations, and history about the state through the eyes of ANCSA and ANILCA. Then, I had the bright idea that, since kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Status Report, 2010 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:51:03 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=267&msg_id=267