Hello from Lebanon! There is no way that I can justify condensing 2.5 weeks of this experience into one blog post. However, if I don't do that, I will be writing a week behind for the rest of the time. and I can't do that. Well, I can, but I really don't want to. So here we go.
There were some parallels between the first two weeks of this adventure and that of Semester at Sea (which is accessible if you chose to follow the older posts of this blog). Case and point, as my flight was boarding from JFK, there was a plane from EgyptAir in queue to take off. There's actually a picture of the two planes together on the Facebook feed.
Anyways, after JFK came two days in Portland with Julie L. and her family and friends. We spent it meeting her friends, family, and significant other, and touring/exploring Portland and the surrounding areas. We also saw Amy K's brother and Sister-in-law (Adam and Bethany K), and the cutest kid ever (Daniel). Lots of Seafood. Lots of Chowder. A decant amount of local beer as well. It was a good time with good friends. And good food.
The original plan was to go from Portland to Concord, NH. I thought that it would be possible to bypass Boston and take a bus to Concord Directly. Turns out… that isn't possible. The Friday was spent leaving Portland and heading to Concord thru Boston. Concord Trailways, btw, is the Best bus service in New England. True Fact! J Anyways, When I got to Concord, I met Mike, a fellow New Yorker going to the same internship as me. We then met Taylor, who picked us up, and we went to the NH State Headquarters to meet some of the folks that we were going to work with for the summer. Then, we met Ian, another NYC person, and the 4 of us went to get some dinner.
Then, we stayed at the best supporting housing in Concord, then two days in Training, followed by meals and such, followed by more training, then a farewell dinner, followed by us going to our workplace the Monday. The Sunday Night, myself and a fellow Summer Organizer (Nathan) had our last dinner before we went into the field with our supporter housing. It was some good food.
Then, On Monday, I made it to Lebanon. I met my awesome supporter housing up here, explored the Upper Valley area, and then began work. Fast forward to Friday, and we went to the Drive-in Movie Theater in Vermont. Oh, I forgot to mention. We're right next to the Vermont Border. It's crazy, really. I can drive 10 minutes, and I am in a new state. I've been there at least 3 times since I came (which is impressive because I don't have a car). Anyways, I saw the movies, talked with my supporter housing family, and then, looked up, and saw the big dipper as clearly as I have ever seen it in my life. True fact.
Jump to last Sunday, Fathers Day. I also picked strawberries fresh off the vine. We bought 20 pounds of strawberries! Legit. This week is strawberry week.
Anyways, There is other stuff that I'll get around to talking about, but this week is calling my name. Time to do some work right now. And by work, go to sleep.
Goodnight everyone. Until Sunday,
-Jeff
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