last weekend in california

this last friday was the last day of our CTI (Corps Training Institute), meaning come tomorrow at Induction, we will officially be corps members. we celebrated the end of our three-week long training on friday with the AmeriOlympics (which included events such as the four-legged race and a team leader race to put on their PPE, or Personal Protective Equipment consisting of goggles, coveralls, and hard hats) and a barbecue with the corps members and team leaders.

saturday was spent with a large number of other corps members traveling to san francisco via the megabus at 6am. in between the walk through chinatown to fisherman's wharf and then down to haight and ashbury, I was able to see my little brother who is currently attending the university of san francisco, which was a nice little treat. taking a break from my typical peanut butter and jelly sandwich lunches throughout training was very nice, especially when it's replaced with clam chowder in a bread bowl overlooking the golden gate bridge.

sunday was spent sleeping and recovering from walking the entire length of san francisco. we are leaving this coming friday to venture to new mexico so we are all relishing the last few days of our northern californian dorm dwelling. since we will be leaving to our projects after new mexico (which have yet to be announced) we will not be coming back to sacramento for a few more months I believe. and yes, we will be traveling the country via our 15 passenger vans as opposed to any other mode of transportation (if that was a question on anyone's mind).

tomorrow, monday, we have our induction ceremony that will allow us to officially become corps members. we will be joined by FEMA representatives as well as the NCCC and FEMA Corps staff. another exciting bit about tomorrow is that breakfast will be catered, which is always a nice alternative to my tea and toast on the run that typically tends to happen. but before we get excited about catered breakfast, there is PT (Physical Training) which begins in approximately six hours and twenty minutes (yes, at 5:20am). ladder runs and run-sprint-jogs before the sun is up....bring it on.