63 days

sitting at our miniature table all on our laptops finishing up personal statements, city year and college applications, attempting to plan for our futures after FEMA corps. needless to say, it's been an overwhelming process that's led to a lot of facebook and a lot of chocolate.

I've already become reminiscent of my time in this program. looking through facebook photos, re-reading blog posts, thinking about the first few months living out of my duffel...it's all been a very strange process. in the best way possible. 

our time with the deployment unit at mt weather has been incredible. things have been getting busy with the flooding in colorado and now in new mexico. it's been pretty exciting seeing where all of the FEMA personnel will be sent and to actually be the people who send them there. I feel like I'm directly helping the agency carry out its mission of getting to disaster sites and helping the survivors as quickly as possible. 

I've been trying to soak in the small town country life as much as possible. I can't help but ogle out the windows every time we drive anywhere, like a child who hasn't seen a thunderstorm or falling leaves or deer on the side of the road before (which I guess I am...since I am from a place where weather rarely happens and wildlife are scarcely seen). 

I have 63 days left of my time in americorps nccc-FEMA corps, and am really trying to make the most of every possible moment.