Oh, hey!

Oh, hey!
I guess I'm a little bit behind in updating this. So, I have been serving in Americorps for the past 10 months and I thought the quickest way to update you on everything is to give you my 7 favorite pictures from this year!
First up is my favorite picture from C.T.I (Corps training institute, or something along those lines. I don't remember the acronym that was all the way in October)

Here I am with the three best girls in the world! I met Lani, Erin, and Alicia during our training and we all become fast friends. Well, not that fast, we're awkward.

My first round I worked at a Boys and Girls club, which I absolutely loved! I was really bummed though, because I couldn't go home for Thanksgiving, but it turned out really great. We ate dinner with all of the local teams and this is a family picture of my first round team (most of them). We all really loved each other, as you can see.

Second round we were working with Houston Parks and Rec, and let's just say planting trees was not my forte. This is a picture of two of my team-mates working in the conservatory, which I actually enjoyed. We were in Houston for about three weeks and then...

We were sent on Hurricane Sandy disaster relief! Recognize that coaster? It was the one that was all over the news. I guess we technically were not supposed to be on the beach, because some cops came after I took this picture and promptly chased us off the shore. I had never been to Jersey or served on a disaster and it was truly a life changing experience. I recommend that everyone does it at least once.
Ok, this post is getting long so stayed tuned for part two!
love,
ktv