Monday, January 5, 2015

Catching Up

Welcome 2015! It's been a while since my last post. I was home in TN for two months between jobs. I am so thankful to have been able to spend the holidays with friends and family. I had a lot of time to relax, catch up on reading, catch up on sleep, and eat amazing food. But as usual, I came home with one foot already out the door.

New Year's day me and my parents packed up the car and headed north. On the 4th I began my new job with SCA NH Corps; which will last through October of this year. Since arriving it has been basically non-stop. The night before coming here the area received apx. four inches of snow, which quickly became ice. So all our packing, moving, site tours, etc have been through the crunch and slush. This week is supposed to be the coldest yet for this winter.

Throughout the afternoon yesterday my fellow corps members arrived. I along with a group of apx 10 others decided to go on a hike to try to find a pond. Throughout the two hours of walking we were unable to find the pond but we had a good time getting to know each other. That night we had our first supper together and spent the night in the main lodge. That in and of itself was an adventure. 26 virtual strangers in one room with a wide variation of board games. It took a while to decide how late everyone should stay awake but we eventually found ourselves in a comfortable sleeping arrangement. Just before falling asleep our 27th member arrived and now there are only two more to come.

Today we had a tour of the lodge and all the mechanics of how the kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry room work. Then we took tours of the five cabins and decided among ourselves who would be in which cabin. Then we moved in and started our first fire in our wood stove. We have yet to decided on a cabin name but probably will tonight. Tomorrow is another day of orientation; more time outside in the increasingly cold weather. By Thursday the high temperature is supposed to be 6 degrees with a wind chill of -20. I'm not yet sure how I'll respond to this but hopefully I can adjust quickly.

For now that's all the news I have. I'm enjoying getting to know everyone here and settling into a rhythm. Our two more crew members should arrive this week or next week.

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