Putting Idealism to Work...

Today was our first physical service day. We went to Camp Lincoln and cleaned up the camp for the kids. I worked on building a fence, which means I spent the whole day digging holes two and a half feet into the ground. And despite some major setbacks--rocks, roots, electrical wires, and bad measurements--we finished it! I've never worked so hard in my life. Other teams cleaned out the canoes and built a canoe rack, painted the cabins and bathrooms, did landscaping, and fixed and stained the adirondack chairs that were scattered across the camp. It was great to finally get to do service together.

I had a great night last night spending time with my roommates and hanging out. We got really slap happy and managed to get really silly about some of our "City Year culture": "Mary, are you ready for dinner?" "City Year is always ready!"

I'm definitely looking forward to the weekend and spending some time in York. We've certainly earned some time off this weekend. Monday we'll find out which teams we're on, and Wednesday we go to our Basic Training Retreat. I will need a lot of battery charging time for this week....