today consisted of more in depth orientation information, regarding policies, service projects, team positions, etc.
over the next nine months, we will be completing 80 hours of service (called Independent Service Projects) outside of our scheduled FEMA Corps hours (which totals 1700 hours) and can be completed at various places ranging from faith-based organizations to homeless shelters to community clean-ups.
in addition to being one hundred percent devoted to the service of others, we are also incredibly devoted to our team workouts at 5am (Physical Training/PT). PT begins this Friday morning at 5:30am sharp with a brisk 1.5 mile timed run, followed by a lovely two minutes of sit-ups, push-ups, and a sit-and-reach test. This first day of PT is referred to as Baseline, meaning the timed activities will serve as personal reference points to see how we (hopefully!) improve and progress throughout the year.
BUT the most exciting news of all is that we finally received our uniforms and, let me tell you, they are probably some of the most attractive articles of clothing I will ever own. It's actually a relief to have my uniform now because I don't have to pack and repack my duffel each time I want to find socks or a long-sleeved shirt. Tugging on a canvas duffel several times a day has started to form calluses on the outsides of my fingers...I can't tell if it's because my duffel is trying to prepare me for the real world or because I just have weak dainty fingers... We received all of our uniforms that match the traditional AmeriCorps NCCC teams and will receive our bright blue FEMA specific uniforms when we travel to New Mexico for training. My future fashionista self is going to look back at photos of this time and really thank me for the fabulous wardrobe I had for nine months.
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