Ok...so I know, its been a while, but to be fair, there hasn't been a whole lot of service going on in my life lately. There was the 5 day drive home, the 5 days in TAHOE, and then a week of transitioning. Now, I've noticed administration has become a follower of my blog, so I feel I should make an effort to continue talking about AmeriCorps, but with all that adventuring with little to do with AmeriCorps, I just have to write about fun.
Fun. Five days in a car does not necessarily sound like fun. However, as Gold two has grown closer than ever, these five days were a lot more enjoyable than the five days we took getting down to the gulf. Our first night in Fort Worth, TX we tried to have fun by going to the world's LARGEST ho-down. But the ho-down was closed down, so we went back to the hotel and watched TV. We celebrated Cormac's birthday in the van with cookie cake and german chocolate cake and one spoon for ten people to eat the cake...fortunately no one was ill. Our team jew brought Motzas for the road trip which was quite delicious, I tried cactus for the first time which has quite the distinct flavour, and was introduced to jicama, a very enjoyable vegetable. Besides that I ate a lot of fish from Cracker Barrel, an excellent family restaurant at an affordable price (please read with over the top cheesiness). We also made a pit stop at this hole in the grand, this large hole, some might even call it a grand hole, or canyon...you know, the grand canyon. Gee Willikers that was beautiful, I very much enjoyed frollicking around on the stones, and occasionally scaring the crap out of myself and others. I took some really excellent photos that I won't don't anything with until August because I don't have a computer/computer cord.
I was on campus for a brief hour planning on spending an exciting spring break in McClellan when a friend from CTI asked if I wanted to go to Tahoe...I mulled it over, and on a whim said yes. Why not. Its Tahoe. Tahoe was Phenomenal! We rented a cabin up on the mountain. It was covered in snow and pine trees. The cabin had a fire place and a luxurious king size bed that I struggled to get out of because it was so comfortable as compared to the Super 8 beds I had been sleeping in. And the absolute best part was the hot tub, out side on the deck, covered in snow, but comfortably hot so that it seemed normal to be in a swimsuit with snow flurries blowing in your face. Oh and the magic of sitting in a hot tub toasty warm, but your apple juice stays cold the whole time you are in there. And the price, for four nights including all of our food and juice was a mere $110ish. Not too bad for a magical vacation. We also found a deal on ski rentals and lift tickets, so that I rented skis and spent a day on the mountain for just $50. AND...my friend rented a snowboard, and after lunch we switched for a couple of hours. Now, here's the thing...I am not very coordinated, and well, snow boarding requires some kind of talent which I did not pick up in the few hours I spent trying it out. I did however, have a great time tumbling down the mountain in an effort to stay standing on the board.
Tahoe came to an end and I returned to lively adventures in McClellan. I can't say that there is a lot to do here, but I am still quite close with some of the people I haven't seen since November and its been jolly good fun hanging out with everyone on campus. Just the weekend left before we head into the woods!
Watch out for bears!
