it's been interesting because whether we're at a gas station on the side of the road in the middle of arkansas or at a ruby tuesday's off main street in wytheville, virginia, people see us file into their single stall restroom or into their restaurant that we're about to essentially take over and ask what we're doing and how we came to be working with FEMA corps and why we're living out of a van for a few days to top it off. I love telling other people about FEMA corps because usually they haven't heard of any program like this before so it's wonderful to hear their thoughts and opinions on the matter but it also has been catching me off guard because I know that most people are probably surprised when they see sixty 18-24 year olds hop out of six 15-passenger vans but I've come to accept that as the norm. so I usually have to remind myself that caravanning across the country with several other vans filled with khakified corps members is probably not the most normal thing anyone's ever seen happen before.
we have a little bit of time today while on the road so we're going to be stopping at gettysburg for an hour or two to brush up on our history and give our crammed legs a break.
tomorrow: queens, new york.
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