Cleveland Rocks

I've made a major life change - I've moved to Cleveland. Yes, Cleveland Ohio. Well, that's somewhat of a misnomer. Last week I started a new job with a consulting firm, and my first assignment is working on the campaign of the Diocese of Cleveland. I'll be here for about a year and a half, until December, 2012. I figured that since I'd be away from home, it was a good excuse to start blogging again. So here goes.

I'll be working with numerous parishes across the Diocese helping them raise money for their own parish as well as the diocese as a whole. First up, I'll be working with some parishes in Akron, home of the one and only LeBron James, for most of the fall.

It's going to be a lot of work, but I'm really excited to start something new. I think it will be incredibly rewarding, both professionally and personally. And the contacts I'm going to make and experinces I'm going to have are going to be priceless.

A fellow co-worker and I arrived this morning. It was an interesting (and somewhat depressing) ride from the airport in my rented Toyota Carolla. I felt like I should be peddling and it's a pretty small car. For the first few weeks I'm here I'll be staying at a hotel while I find an apartment, which I hope to do this week. It's a nice hotel, and the room is ENORMOUS.

Coolest thing about Cleveland so far? The Avengers is shooting right next to my office! Apparently, it's cheaper to close off a main street in Cleveland and dress it up to look like New York for a month than it is to actually shoot in New York. I will say, the attention to detail is pretty incredible. And I saw a giant explosion today when I was waiting at a light - it was pretty neat. AND! On the way to Akron I passed a White Castle and a Waffle House. Must make it a point to stop there in the not too distant future.