On Friday we had trainings for our team roles. I am a Capper - which is like a recruiter. I help to set up events at career fairs and schools. We have to find the different locations and call the person in charge. Each round we have to do 3 formal events, which will be difficult because this first round is only a month long. We also have posters and brochures to hand out to people. THEN there is a bunch of paperwork that to be completed after the event! Pretty busy. My second job is Yearbook rep. I am doing this with Melanie and she is a photographer so I do not feel as though I will need to do very much for this. Help write blurbs and what not.
Saturday was our first team bonding day - Hiking in Evergreen. It was a pretty hike and around 3 miles round trip. We made our Team Charter at the top of the mountain, which was freezing! Just a bunch of things we can't do that the team agrees upon. Mostly common sense stuff. Overall I really like my team and these next 9 months are going to be pretty awesome!
Sunday - Woke up early to go the Children's Museum to rake some leaves, and by some I mean around 30 bags!!! I have never seen so many bagged leaves in my life. Everyone was amazed that I had never raked leaves before until I explained to them, that in my climate, leaves stay on trees because they don't get cold and die! THEN I came back and stayed in bed from about noon until 4:45p napping and reading. Pretty Spectacular.
Monday - BORING. The whole Corps was in the same room ALL day doing more Red Cross Disaster Training. I can't go into more detail because I blocked it out....
But we did have the talent show - which was super funny. Someone was playing a Taylor Swift song and then this other guy jumped on stage to interrupt (like Jay Z) and then went into a solo of All the Single Ladies. SO GOOD! This other guy did belly dancing and it was amazing and hysterical. One of the guys from my unit whistled and had skits going on in the background. Couple of singers, couple of guitar players, one impersonator... Overall really great. We have another one at the end of the year, and my team is going to do a step routine - Shannon is going to teach us!
And finally today - We had our project briefing this morning with our Unit Leader, Alan (or Hidalgo as we like to call him.) It went pretty well. Checked out some equipment for Spike - sleeping bags, dishes, hard hats, goggles...Had some PT with the Deck from Hell... Basically you go through the cards and Hearts are sprints, Clubs are sit-ups, spades are burpies, and diamonds are push ups. And the number on the card corresponds to the amount you have to do. AWFUL. Oh and our team goal is to run 2 miles without walking by the end of this round of projects (so in 5 weeks.) I definitely have a ways to go. Maybe I will be better not being at this altitude though.
That is about it for now. I SHOULD have internet in New Orleans, but I will know more early next week. WE LEAVE SATURDAY!!!
ALSO - I made it so you don't need to have an account to leave comments, sorry I didn't realize that sooner and I hope it works!
Sidenote: NOT that I am expecting anything, but when I am on Spike I can receive letters, but not packages. So if you want to send me something, just know it takes about a week longer to get to me and it has to fit in an envelope.
Miss you all!!
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