TA DAAA! AmeriCorps reppin' the A!
this is a big bug.....
and so is this...
ANDDDDD this.
goodbye for now!
KARI
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
a quick AmeriBlog before i go to class
recap:
certified in CPR, First Aid, AED.
know how to manage a shelter
know how to make a child friendly space in the shelter
know how to run an emergency food truck
know how to evacuate new orleans
know how to roof
know how to use a saw
know how to paint
know how to build a frame for a house
know how to build a walking trail
fun things:
working out 3 times a week
going to the military park and learning ALL about the civil war.
BEN CAME TO VISIT!!!!!!
staying out late on the weekends!
growing so close to strangers.
cookies from mom..
cookies from Ben's mom..
Dad sent me stamps.
Aunt Becky sent me a back pack!
My team is going to New Orleans this weekend (Thursday-Sunday) for the 5 year anniversary of hurricane Katrina. we will be doing a Blitz Build. which is where we try to build as many houses as possible. the goal of the weekend for all the volunteers is 50. oh boy....
certified in CPR, First Aid, AED.
know how to manage a shelter
know how to make a child friendly space in the shelter
know how to run an emergency food truck
know how to evacuate new orleans
know how to roof
know how to use a saw
know how to paint
know how to build a frame for a house
know how to build a walking trail
fun things:
working out 3 times a week
going to the military park and learning ALL about the civil war.
BEN CAME TO VISIT!!!!!!
staying out late on the weekends!
growing so close to strangers.
cookies from mom..
cookies from Ben's mom..
Dad sent me stamps.
Aunt Becky sent me a back pack!
My team is going to New Orleans this weekend (Thursday-Sunday) for the 5 year anniversary of hurricane Katrina. we will be doing a Blitz Build. which is where we try to build as many houses as possible. the goal of the weekend for all the volunteers is 50. oh boy....
pictures taken by the Vicksburg Train Station on the Caboose of a train!
Dead Bird.
Vicksburg Casino
Illinois monument in the Military Park
Ben in the trenches on a battlefield from the Civil War
OHIO! (civil war monument.
civil war battlefield in the background.
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN,
KARI
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
FINALLY IN VICKSBURG MISSISSIPPI
I am here in Vicksburg, MS and it's so different than what I'm used to. Dorm life is interesting but i really like it. Training each day is a little tiring because the heat index is about.. 103! oh, and let me tell you about a little thing we like to call FIRE ANTS! wow. first night, i get off the shuttle and go to meet my team immediately.. and i see someone jump over the fence while simultaneously kicking his shoes off. apparently he was standing on an ant hill and sunk into it and ants climbed all over his legs and feet.. he had bites all over him. so needless to say, im never wearing flip-flops again and im constantly terrified of getting bit. the only bugs i ever see are mosquitoes and cicadas- pretty typical.
I went to Walmart today to get some things for my room and i got a chance to talk to some of the locals and they are very friendly and welcoming.
i will write more tomorrow, and maybe post a picture of my uniform! :]
with love from MS,
Kari
I went to Walmart today to get some things for my room and i got a chance to talk to some of the locals and they are very friendly and welcoming.
i will write more tomorrow, and maybe post a picture of my uniform! :]
with love from MS,
Kari
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