first free day

today was spent in the lovely downtown area of Sacramento. we have decided to call ourselves "AmeriTourists" (admittedly it is not the catchiest word I've ever come up with but we have decided to add "Ameri" onto every word to accurately describe our experiences...take for example my lovely neighboring dorm mate who has taken to calling herself AmeriClaire).

waking up at 8:45 this morning was strange and my body wasn't fully able to enjoy a real breakfast because it's become accustomed to eating at 6:30 every morning...(which is something I'm sure my mother never imagined I would say). so I spent my day walking around my state's Capitol, immersing myself fully in old town Sacramento and their Rocky Mountain Chocolate candy apples, and enjoying a cozy ride back to campus in a fifteen passenger van with fourteen other wonderful AmeriPeople (made up of Corps members and a Team Leader to be precise).

I am currently resting my sore body that hasn't fully recovered from our first PT workout while filling out forms for our FEMA training in New Mexico that are probably the most official pieces of paper I will ever turn in.


in other unrelated news...I received an email yesterday informing me that I was accepted into Boston University's School of Social Work, which is wonderful news! since we are being "FEMA flexible" and don't have really any certain plans for even a week in advance, it's nice to know where I'll be next year. :)