iowa

it's strange to think I was working in FEMA headquarters two blocks from the capitol building two days ago and now I'm driving through the middle of iowa's corn fields. at the rate we've been going though, I guess it shouldn't surprise me at all.

I began my AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA corps adventure february 12th and here I am, it's august 4th and I've lived in sacramento, new mexico, new york, illinois, and dc for 2-5 weeks at a time. I guess most wouldn't consider that "living" some place, but with as much integration and involvement that went on in each community we visited, I would consider myself having lived in each of those locations. well. maybe not new mexico...because we were at a federal law enforcement training center, and I hope no one would live at one of those ever. so scratch the whole new mexico bit. 

we're heading back to sacramento, driving through several states I had never imagined I would see ever. and of course those are the states that have been the most beautiful. so saturated with life and warm personalities. we'll be transitioning from our most recent round in dc while in sactown and then I will be visiting home for about a week. 

but before sactown arrives, I have convinced my team to take a few side trips, some of which include visiting the black angel in iowa city, iowa (a cursed grave marker) and a volkswagen beetle spider (which is actually incredibly self explanatory and is exactly what you'd think it would be. I know. the wonders of interstate 80).

and who says the great plains don't have much to offer? (I actually don't know if anyone's ever said that, but I'm assuming someone has at some point).