Back to School

Yesterday was our day off, so I slept in until 8:30 am! Yeah! And then the rest of the day consisted of magazine reading and phone calls. Not too exciting.

Today was back to school day. We sat in classrooms from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Woohoo! The first meeting was an introduction to our upcoming projects. We didn't learn much except that it's really expensive to go to Alaska and Hawaii, and we don't know what our projects will be until 2 weeks before!

Next class was discussing "National Initiatives for Personal Development". I've decided to register to apply for the Congressional Award, which, if earned, I will be given a bronze medal by a representative of my state representative at graduation next July! I figured "congressional" and "award" would look pretty sweet on my resume. About 95% of all the work I need to do I will do in AmeriCorps. I just need to sign up, journal my experiences, fill out a goal sheet, and send it in, in May. The areas I need to set goals in are as follows: voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness, and exploration/exploration. I hope I get it!

Then we had a two hour long presentation on National and Campus policies. We had to divide up into groups and break down three policies per group and discuss. Then we had to write all our discussions on a large sheet of white paper and present it in front of everyone. Yes, it was like high school all over again. Luckily I decided to be the person in the group to hold up the paper so it looked like I was helping, but I didn't have to talk because I could see the paper. Yes, clever, I know.

Lastly we had a PT (Physical Training) Orientation which was the most exciting of all. We all woke up after all the TLs went in front and demonstrated jumping jacks, star jumps and pushups. Then we calculated our BMI and I'm right where I should be. Phew! It also made everyone excited for our PT Baseline test tomorrow morning which includes a 1.5 mile run, as many situps and pushups we can do in 2 minutes, and a sit and reach test. I'm excited to see how I'll do!

Well, it's time to watch Ghostbusters and go to bed early. PT is at 5:30 am. Ouch.

Goodnight!

anne

Oh, and P.S. please comment! It entertains me. I feel very removed from life out here and I'd like to hear from you all!!!!