Hello Biloxi (again)
Well, tonight i find myself in Biloxi Mississippi. I am excited about having my last project here, rounding off my 9 months of service. For those of you who do not know, I was in D'Iberville (a few miles north of Biloxi) last April, with a small (but amazing) group from church. I drove around a little today, but I have wanted to get back here, during my stint in the gulf, to see how things have changed over the last year and a few months.
My team is working and living at Hands On Gulf Coast, in west Biloxi. A few of my friends from other campus's and my own, have been here for a project, and have, for the most part, enjoyed their stay. The building is located on the property of a methodist church, and it is pretty much a big ol' gym. The beds are set up on the 2nd level, on what is called the loft. The best way i can describe this is for you to picture a running track above a gym. There are a bunch of bunk beds set up here on the loft. The long term volunteers have their own little "rooms" built either by wood or just big sheets. We are currently with the short termers, but one they leave over the next few days, I am going to be snatching their good bunks and air matresses that do not leak. Tonight I will probably be sleeping on the wood slats of the bunk bed by oh. . 3:36am. It's all good though, it's a roof over my head and i have blankets, since i am always cold! (yes, somehow even in this heat and humidity). It will be nice to get settled in tomorrow. By settled, i mean my clothes out of my suitcase(s) and into the plastic 3 tiered plastic tower i got today, and others on the top bunk.
Prior to coming to Biloxi, i spent a long weekend at Eglin Air Force base. Most of the weekend was just the Gold Unit, and then most of the Green unit showed up Monday afternoon. I did a lot of much needed decompressing and relaxing over the weekend. I was even able to hit up the beach a little, and managed not to get too splotchy of a light pinkness. Yes, you'd think by the age of almost 23, i would be able to evenly apply sunscreen!
I believe that the countdown to October has begun for myself and many of my friends. Unfortunatly, many of us who want to be here, and who actually enjoy doing the service aspect of the program, are looking forward to it being over. It's kind of a strange feeling. I don't want the service to end, but i am ready to move on from other aspects of the program. Transitioning back into my regular team(and aspects of my campus, since we have been with other teams) has been interesting. It has been fun catching up with the 3 people from my team that i missed while I was in Charleston. I know I will not always be able to choose who I am around, and i won't always like who I work with. I am just looking forward to having a small amount of choice again, when it comes to that. Work will start tomorrow, and we will all be working seperately, like they did last round. I am not quite sure what i'll be doing yet. I could be doing construction, or working in the tool shed and running tools and supplies to the different sites throughout the day (apparently my team leader kinda wants me to do this since i am organized and have a decent sense of direction? haha), or there are other options. I'll tell you more about Hands On next time and what i'll be doing for the next 6 weeks!
Well, they just turned out the big lights here, so i think i am going to go make my way downstairs and get ready for bed. Sorry about the ranting tonight.
My team is working and living at Hands On Gulf Coast, in west Biloxi. A few of my friends from other campus's and my own, have been here for a project, and have, for the most part, enjoyed their stay. The building is located on the property of a methodist church, and it is pretty much a big ol' gym. The beds are set up on the 2nd level, on what is called the loft. The best way i can describe this is for you to picture a running track above a gym. There are a bunch of bunk beds set up here on the loft. The long term volunteers have their own little "rooms" built either by wood or just big sheets. We are currently with the short termers, but one they leave over the next few days, I am going to be snatching their good bunks and air matresses that do not leak. Tonight I will probably be sleeping on the wood slats of the bunk bed by oh. . 3:36am. It's all good though, it's a roof over my head and i have blankets, since i am always cold! (yes, somehow even in this heat and humidity). It will be nice to get settled in tomorrow. By settled, i mean my clothes out of my suitcase(s) and into the plastic 3 tiered plastic tower i got today, and others on the top bunk.
Prior to coming to Biloxi, i spent a long weekend at Eglin Air Force base. Most of the weekend was just the Gold Unit, and then most of the Green unit showed up Monday afternoon. I did a lot of much needed decompressing and relaxing over the weekend. I was even able to hit up the beach a little, and managed not to get too splotchy of a light pinkness. Yes, you'd think by the age of almost 23, i would be able to evenly apply sunscreen!
I believe that the countdown to October has begun for myself and many of my friends. Unfortunatly, many of us who want to be here, and who actually enjoy doing the service aspect of the program, are looking forward to it being over. It's kind of a strange feeling. I don't want the service to end, but i am ready to move on from other aspects of the program. Transitioning back into my regular team(and aspects of my campus, since we have been with other teams) has been interesting. It has been fun catching up with the 3 people from my team that i missed while I was in Charleston. I know I will not always be able to choose who I am around, and i won't always like who I work with. I am just looking forward to having a small amount of choice again, when it comes to that. Work will start tomorrow, and we will all be working seperately, like they did last round. I am not quite sure what i'll be doing yet. I could be doing construction, or working in the tool shed and running tools and supplies to the different sites throughout the day (apparently my team leader kinda wants me to do this since i am organized and have a decent sense of direction? haha), or there are other options. I'll tell you more about Hands On next time and what i'll be doing for the next 6 weeks!
Well, they just turned out the big lights here, so i think i am going to go make my way downstairs and get ready for bed. Sorry about the ranting tonight.
posted by Sarah @ 9:40 PM
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