due to the high-security facility we're currently training at in new mexico, we are prohibited from taking photos hence the lack of visually appealing material being blogged as of late (and for the next two weeks).
we are receiving FEMA specific training here for the positions we are assigned to. we arrived to a dry and windy desert landscape with the most beautiful sunsets and even more surprising sunrises (because trust me, I've seen plenty of sunrises since being in FEMA corps and these are definitely the best I've seen thus far). I had never imagined I'd be living in a dorm room in southeast new mexico where I'd have to worry about scorpions sneaking into my steel-toed boots overnight, but then again, planning for the future is overrated, right? I feel a little bit like a disaster relief-community-serving nomad and I am perfectly comfortable with that self-appointed title. I feel honored to be given the opportunity to leave my home and devote several months to assisting communities and offering support for people affected by disaster. I'm looking forward to the trainings we will be in for the next two weeks because we get to delve a little deeper each day into our FEMA roles. I've never been in a more professional setting than this one and am incredibly appreciative to be at a federal training facility in the company of other men and women who are training to serve our country.
this weekend we will be joined by FEMA corps members from the denver, colorado campus and we eagerly await their arrival. in the meantime, I will be honoring my 9pm bedtime so that I can function as a normal 5am-rising person should.
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