| | hey hey hey! well we are halfway done with our third round project...a very crazy realization! but it's still going well, i am having a great time, but at the same time it's frustrating because the time really does go by SOOO fast, and i know it's going to feel like we haven't been here long enough or accomplished enough by the time we have to leave. but i guess i should be used to that now - that's all part of ameri-life. anyway the moldiness continues here in biloxi...megan, tasia, tosh, danielle and i are now the official mold leaders; usually two of us will partner up to lead the team for that day, or for a few days at a time, but it often turns out that no matter which two of us are leading we all end up going out on the mold time, so we kind of all lead together. because for some reason, despite the fact that fighting mold is gross and draining, we all seem to love doing it. we've also been doing an excellent job of getting other volunteers excited about signing up for the mold teams...such as going out in the middle of the day and getting everyone popsicles...or just being the funnest leaders ever. it's awesome to be able to transfer our own excitement about the job over to everyone else. on the other hand though, it's hard sometimes if we're tired that day or just really not in the moldy mood, because that rubs off on the team too...so in other words i am learning a lot about what it takes to be a leader, and i am working on my leadership skills.
i have started branching out a little with the work that i'm doing...last week i went to the humane society and it was one of the best days ever. when we got there in the morning we walked all the older dogs, which was so much fun and i pretty much fell in love with all of them. then megan and i got to "socialize" the younger dogs, which basically meant we got to take one at a time into a little room and just play and cuddle with them. pretty much the most amazing job ever. in the afternoon we worked in the thrift store that they have and we pretty much reorganized their entire storage room, and they were so impressed with our work that they told us that whatever clothes we could put on our bodies we could have for three dollars each. so you can imagine the excitement that ensued after this announcement. picture all of us literally diving into huge boxes of clothes, piling layer after layer onto oursleves. it was pretty spectacular. anyway we are going to try to go back there like once a week to keep working in the thrift store since that's where they need the most help...and we are hoping to get in really good with everyone there so that maybe someday they will let us socialize the tiny baby puppies.
so yeah...right now i am working in the tool shed...pretty much the most boring job ever. so i better get back to it!!!
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