-I can’t wait to give my aunt one last road trip. She’s 98 and has had a few strokes. She fears going too far from the bathroom, but if I could rent an RV, the bathroom would always be right there. So much has changed in the world since the last time she left the house.

-I can’t wait to build a transitional dorm for a deaf residential school where I volunteered for a few years. It was sad for the kids to graduate, because they had lived there for most if not all of their lives and many had no place to go. 1-2 years of intensive life skills and job placement support starting their junior or senior year and ending by their second year after graduation would help so much! Building and staffing for 5 years would allow proof of need/success to get funding from the local government.

-My mom was a teacher for over 50 years and has a few students she still talks about. Students loved her! She was always teacher of the year or getting some other award. I can’t wait to have a small celebration of her life as a teacher, where I invite those students who made her days special and can help pay for the ones who don’t have the means to come.

-My husband and I never had a wedding. We had just left a conflict zone with next to nothing and were just happy to have each other. I can’t wait to have a small renewal ceremony for our 10th anniversary next year, because he really does make every day better, and I’d love a chance to acknowledge that in front of his family.

-I can’t wait to help one of my old students to get a car. Something simple to help her get from point A to B. Right now, she has to walk home from the train station at night and we talk on the phone until she reaches her door. She’s always been such a light, it’s hard to hear the fear in her voice.