Despite a groggy morning, we soared into our first work day for SoS Fayetteville. Thanks to Irish Breakfast Tea, I was able to stay awake during our first meeting and tried to provide support and reminders. Between nervousness at being the "adult", and tears of joy at seeing the cycle of empowerment take off in our group, I'm mostly excited to see what you will create for yourselves and the community in your green jobs this summer! I'll always be here if you need help.
Today, I reached out to some potential mentors, helped Havilah vacuum the offices, assisted with general tasks that came up at OMNI related to ya'll's projects, filled in 2 weeks of timesheets, created this blog, met with Gladys, talked to Opal the Arkansas VISTA coordinator and e-mailed her an update, watched and rejoiced at the video's progress, brainstormed where to send it to raise awareness and get sponsorships, considered the budget & payment issue, practiced time management and made my week's time map with work hours and goals, then went grocery shopping at ONF where I debated on the values & purposes behind not eating meat vs. not eating dairy. My biggest challenge was ensuring lunch did indeed happen despite everything else that was happening.
All in all, a productive and happy day!
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