9 days and counting till I leave, am I packed well sort of. I know I over packed last year, like way over packed. But this time I can't really do that I'm going to be living out of a tent, a big tent 9'7', but still. I have to pack all my clothes into my trunk plus whatever other ittle crap I need, and this would be easier if I wasn't planing on ( Read more... )

as of Saturday I will officially have 14days before I leave to be a lumberjack in the middle of nowhere Utah. I think I have everything under control as far as my need to bring and packing up list, but I'm sure there will be somthing that I forget no matter what. I'm working on getting a cell phone so I'll send everyone the number when I get it, I ( Read more... )

Well I have to pack both pairs of steel toe boots, my sleeping bag, my own tent, and any other usefull item I can think of for weeks in the woods. Any sugestions????

Had my interview friday it went awesome we talked for 1:45. I mangaed to talk myself into a raise, I'm being offered 500 weekly with a chance for more my boos is going to push for a bit more and see what happens, but if all goes well I'll know for sure this week if I will be a Crew Leader in Utah, he's almost certian that it will happen its just a ( Read more... )

I have been struggling with these two Ameri-jobs for 2 months now and both drag their feet slower than NCCC did, if you can believe that. I sholud have a phone interview with Utah next week, but I stll want to hold out for Arizona its that better and longer job. but the damm paper work is holding me up. I can't even talk to the woman before its all ( Read more... )

Well still waiting to hear about the jobs, however anybody remember that guy (Brian) I met at the D.C. event, he was on crutches (the mormon from Utah) well I've been chating with him for a couple of months, he's back home because of some medical stuff, but I told him I was maybe comming out there and he went crazy, he was so excited. It makes the ( Read more... )

"Since You Left"

A bed thats not restfull
A couch thats grown hard
A sky without stars
A dream that disapeard
A hand left empty
A laugh without feeling
A smile with no shine
A heart without love

What do you think of that title, could happen very soon at a AmeriCorps program in Utha, I could be leading around 8 young adults cutting trees and fighting fires. They're desperate for female Crew Leaders is what they call them, but it would be 9 weeks total 7 in the woods in a tent cutting trees and pileing logs, doing controled burns and ( Read more... )

I'm ready for spring, damm all this white stuff ( Read more... )

I'm cool and recovered from my bout of strange things growing in my head thanks to everyone for carring! I'm buried in snow and cold as hell. I've been keeping touch with that guy I met from the D.C. campus Brian- the one with the messed up knee an crutches at the D.C. clean up. You all thought i had issues he has manged at least 4 more ER visits, ( Read more... )