Saturday, October 31, 2009
Greetings from Denver. I'm here at the Englewood Public Library...looking at Dragon Books. You know the kind of books where the authors name is written in a bigger font than the title, and the cover art either displays a menacing dragon or a man-hero with a sword.
Today we have a day of from Americorps NCCC training. I didn't manage to get an ISP today, so I'm not doing any work. :(
Last week my group went to the Butterfly Pavilion and did community service working at their Buggaboo Festival. We assisted with various activities for the children of the community who came in their costumes, and learned about the different bugs. My favorite attraction was Rosie, the tarantula. I definetly got to hold Rosie. She was fuzzy. It was a fun day working with the kids, and I'm bummed I didn't find anything to do today.
Last night was the campus Halloween Party. Using a black t-shirt and duct tape I made a ninja costume. The party was awesome. It was fun to see people dressed in their finest creations including pirates, H1N1, girl scout, boy scout (both worn by males), hippies, a LOLcat-burglar, farmers, lumberjacks, ghostbusters, backpacks and assorted other costumes created using a limited budget and the materials on hand. Along with the Americorps members students from Colorado Heights University were there. I saw FIVE of them at the entrance. Thats two more than I have ever seen here before!!! THEY DO EXIST!
I can't wait for another fun week of training. In five days we get to find out our permanent teams!
