Hey all! I just set this blog up so that I could tell you all about my random adventures without everyone on Facebook seeing it. Plus I will have a lot of crazy stories that just won't fit in a status update!
Nothing too interesting yet, except what I've already told you about and posted in pictures. But this weekend should be good. My first chance to explore the city!!!
In the meantime...
Since arriving in Chicago, I've been perfecting my evasive maneuver skills. There are a lot of sketchy looking people on the streets, especially the places where we are putting in installations. Even the Loop (the ritzy downtown area that I live in) has its share of spazzes. The sad part is, they aren't even fun spazzes. They are sad, broken down men with serious drug habits and mental problems. Not like our friendly LA crazies. I heard that two girls were beaten up with baseball bats a short while ago and robbed. And that happened in my neighborhood!
Today's installation at Orozco Middle School went well. We are terracing their back field and putting in 12 trapezoidal plots. And it's FRICKING HARD WORK. Especially since we are teaching the kids how to do it. That involves letting them use power tools, hammers, shovels, rakes, etc. Lots of supervision and patience required. I love working with the kids though. They're sweet for the most part. And it's rewarding work, because you know they will retain *some* of this knowledge and use it later in life (Yeah right, who am I kidding?)
The business side of things could be more organized. Aleks (my fellow finance intern) managed to get a donation of mulch from a local company but they failed to deliver today. >_< And Seneca is obviously overrun trying to cart things around, get the proper wood, and find reliable compost suppliers. He promised me that next week I could get started with Quickbooks and try to start helping the company financially. YAY.
Hopefully tomorrow will bring more fun adventures!! But right now I need a nice bologna sandwich and a good episode of Dr Who.
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