Colorado is a beautiful state. The mountains greet me in the morning and comforts me in the evening. My work is one of my favorite things to do now. So really, it doesn't feel like a job. I get to be outside all day, meeting new people every step I take forward. The faces of certain survivors will be engraved in my memory as they go into their story of hardships, the pain, sorrow, confusion, and unbelief of their situation. Yet every survivor that has been fully impacted by the flood has this attitude of gratefulness. The pure emotion that flows through the words of the survivors trickles in my memory days after. This job is not a job, but a way to make a mark in this world.
My crew is a perfect mess. I have people here that I will always look up to and think of when we soon leave for the next disaster. After a month of training I learned all the technology and basics of DSA, after a week of working I have learned the inside and outs of how to truly work efficiently with a diverse group of individuals who are very hardheaded and compassionate about the work that they do. I have gotten so much recognition from the people here it makes me squirm and excited to do more.
More than half of my team is working across town, and on some days it seems like half if my back is missing. We have all grown so close in the past weeks that its kind of scary to think about leaving all of them at the en of this crazy journey. But we need to not dwell on the future but bask in the present. Everyday after work we'll hug eachother and ask about their day, joke around, and enjoy eachothers company.
It's funny how I am completely at ease here. I miss home, but I am not homesick , I miss my friends, but I love my new ones, I miss the familiarity of my past, but I bask in the crazy dream that I am living.
I work 6 days a week and 12 hours a day. On Tuesday I had an amazing, relaxing, fun day off. My teammate Jess and I went into the city of Boulder. The beginning of the day was... Interesting. We had to go into the city by bus and we kept on getting confused by the bus schedule but we finally got on a bus!!!... And they didn't have any change... But after a very nice rider we got the whole thing situated and rode on in Boulder. The hike was simply amazing. We had all day to be free and relaxing as we made stop after stop on the way up, just to enjoy the breathtaking view at every step. Now I have been on countless hikes back home in NY, but this beauty here is entirely different. It was a perfect day to end a hard working week.
I hope that you have enjoyed this posting and I want to apologize for the lateness and the horrible grammar. Thank you all so much for reading and please comment or send me letters any time!! I love the getting post!!!! Love you all!!! Til next posting have an amazing life!!
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