Today we had our first activity with our pod (the pod is our temporary team we have through basic training, after the first few weeks we will be separated into our final teams based on our physicals, health, stamina, choice of Fuel Reduction Teams, etc). We helped clean up a park and there was AN ISLAND ADVENTURE. We also did other stuff like clean up a little trail area, fill in the damaged trail with dirt, boring stuff like that. But then 3 of us got to row across to an island in this pond (I rowed) and help maintain it a bit. Afterward we got ice cream which was delicious. All and all it was a fun day but filled with lots of manual labor. I took on the brunt of it, shoveling and carting wheelbarrows to and from the damaged areas, so I'm pretty dirty and tired. However it's only 5:30 so we plan to adopt the work hard, party hard mentality (without the heavy drinking as it's not allowed on campus).
Also, last night we went to a local Mexican restaurant which was fantastic with some girls from our floor and a few other people. Tonight, dive bar.
-J
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Nice work day. You know that you will need to change your name to "Joey BoringManualLabor O'Brien" this year, right? However, you will have great biceps, etc. And lots of time to think about the world and all that.
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Sounds like some pretty exciting times, I can only hope that you continue to go to Mexican restaurants, as that is obviously something I'm always in support of. Dive bars, however, I don't have the same level of expertise in.
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I''m glad you've had a chance to use the shoveling and wheelbarrowing experience gained from family bonding outings to further the goals of our government. Dive bar, eh... not so much.
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