being in FEMA Corps is a strange reality...not only did I never think I'd be living as a government employee on an air force base north of sacramento, but I've also only been here for two weeks and have already met people I feel I have known my entire life. the AmeriBubble we've been living in is really all encompassing, so much so that when I was visiting a friend in sacramento this weekend, I felt like I was breaking some sort of rule for riding around in a car that doesn't have 15 seats without my khakis on. at some points I don't think it has hit me that this is my life for the year of 2013...living off of $4.75 for food each day, buying toiletries from the Base Exchange on campus that is reserved for military/ex-military personnel only (a tax-free store that has been kind enough to extend their membership to AmeriCorps NCCC members), and learning everything about disaster relief from emotional intelligence when talking with disaster survivors to camping out either at a disaster site or en route to one.
I can't exactly fathom being with FEMA Corps for the next nine months when two weeks have felt like eternity. and not in a bad way either. not at all. I have never felt more excited for a year of my life than I am right now.
2013 is the year to be FEMA flexible.
FEMA-flexible! I like that; makes for a nice bumper sticker slogan.
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