The first of many...

Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog! Let me take a moment to introduce myself:

My name is Lisa Porterfield-Thompson, 23 years old, originally from Atlanta, Texas (a very small town southwest of Texarkana by about 20 miles). I am currently a student at the Clinton School of Public Service, in Little Rock, AR, pursuing a Masters degree in Public Service. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and public relations from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, AR in December of 2007, and married my best friend, Brad, two weeks later. I am currently employed as a Grant Writer at Opportunities, Inc. which is a large non-profit in Texarkana, that serves developmentally disabled children, adults, and seniors with medical disabilities. In September, Brad and I look forward to welcoming our first child, a baby boy, into the world!

The purpose of this blog is to chronicle my travels to Belize City, Belize in May and June of this year. I will be travelling to Belize for an International Public Service Project, which is part of the innovative and captivating curriculum at the Clinton School. I will be working with the Belize Family Life Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit that strives to provide community outreach initiatives and information on the subject of sexual and reproductive health. At this point, the specifics of my project are still a bit fuzzy, but as soon as I know more, I will pass the details on to you!

Like I said, I'm currently expecting my first child, so be sure that there will be lots of information regarding how I handle being pregnant, and away from my husband, family, and doctor, hence the name of the blog. I'll try to keep it to a minimum... but I'm almost positive that this pregnancy will make my adventure different from my classmates, therefore, I want to capture most of the details.

Speaking of my classmates, they are all, like me, travelling around the world to do good things this summer! Most of them will be keeping blogs just like this one, and you will be able to keep up with their adventures as well. If you want the complete list of blogs for the Clinton School of Public Service Class IV International Public Service Projects, email me, or leave a comment on this blog with your email address and I will forward the list your way. My email address is lpthompson@clintonschool.uasys.edu.

That's it for now! I just wanted to introduce myself, and let you all know what you have to look forward to this summer. I will be leaving for Belize City on May 18th, and will return on June 15th, so blogging won't begin regularly until mid-May. Thanks friends, for keeping up with me! Visit often!