My Journey Through Tech Volunteering: Anticipation, Passion, Burnout, and Looking Ahead

Winding Path by Phil Bulleyment, via Flickr CC BY-2.0

I had been working in New York City for just over a year when I sat down at one of my favorite cafes in my neighborhood to write a personal journal entry. I gave it the title “On the crossroads between goal-oriented and process-oriented” and I wrote down stream-of-consciousness reflections on my life, career, and how I wanted to do things…