Well, the time has come. We leave for Mecca at 6 am tomorrow morning. I'm pretty excited to begin our first project. The drive is approximately 8.5 hours, and I get to drive 2 of them. Yeah!
We're all packed up and more or less ready to go, except for cleaning out our kitchen.
Tomorrow, we will arrive around 4 pm and check into our 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, migrant worker housing apartment. Not too bad for the 11 of us, compared to another team in L.A. that has to take showers in a public park.... What? I hope we don't ever have to do that. We might have some stinky people sitting around.
Tuesday, we have our orientation all day, then Wednesday we officially start work. And then, a week later, Thanksgiving in Fort Meyers, FL with the Reinhards!! I'm so excited to see Dan! 6 weeks is a long time.
This weekend hasn't been much to write home about. Friday we were officially sworn in as AmeriCorps members. We had to raise our right hand and sign our lives away to the U.S. Government for the next 8.5 months. Hey, I signed up for it. I'm pretty excited to start helping people.
Saturday, I ran and did laundry in the morning and then we were on duty all day. Duty is essentially R.A. stuff (think college dorms). We usually clean and do rounds and make sure all the vans are locked and windows closed. Fortunately, we didn't have to do anything but stay on campus all day. So we all cleaned our rooms and I watched Project Runway and read Three Cups of Tea. It's a very good book, I recommend it. I'm about halfway through.
Today, my team went to a farmers market in downtown Sacramento and I bought 3 mandarin oranges, 2 apples, and an asian pear for $2. Not bad, not bad. The mandarin orange I had was superb. Then we went to Target to run more errands and I ended up buying this grey button down sweater vest with three big buttons and two little pockets. I think it's going to be my Thanksgiving outfit. Then we went to the grocery store to buy spices and fun things for Mecca.
The rest of the day consisted of packing and cleaning. We have to go clean out our kitchen at 8 pm. FUN.
Oh, and I'm supposed to give Jane (my sister) a shoutout! So, hey Janie!
ATTENTION: Once again, my internet access will be few and far between, so blogs may come only once a week or less. Just so everyone knows.
I hope everyone is doing well! I miss you!
<3 anne
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"On the Eve of Mecca"...if that's not a book title, then I don't know what is. I saw that the author of Twilight is a stay-at-home Mom who never even wrote a short story and then she had this dream and the rest is history. Have a great time in the South.
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Still Missing you!
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xox
Caitlin
I thought I was prepared for the second annual Artisans Market, as I had attended last year and sold out. However, even with increased stock, it was still a bonanza. After 6 hours I had completely sold out of 12 flavours, and had only two blocks left of Eve’s Vanilla Fudge and Eve’s Mixed Nut Fudge. What a terrific day, and now I’m scrambling to stock up for this Saturdays Olds market. Have no fear, Eve’s Fudge Mecca will be restored to it’s former glory.
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