So this past week has been crazy. We are always on the go or having to be somewhere. I love it here and I am so happy I have been blessed with this opportunity. I feel like I have known all the staff and students for years even though it has only been about three weeks. It is crazy to think that the staff will be leaving in just two weeks. I can’t believe that we are almost half way through the summer. I just feel so close to these people and just how open we all are with each other.
This week hasn’t really consisted of too much. We have had our weekly routine with work and meetings. I had Thursday off with about twelve others and we went to San Francisco. It was so much fun. We rented three cars and drove up there for the day. We drove over the Golden Gate Bridge and got to take pictures with it in the background. After that we attempted to find a place to eat but it took us like three hours to find the place. We got so lost and didn’t know where we were at some points so it was interesting but so much fun. We got to see a lot of the city because we did get lost. After lunch we went to Chinatown and did some quick shopping. We then went to attempt to find the Full House house but had no luck but we did run into Lombard St., the really curvy one. We then headed to Pier 39 and walked around. Everyone wanted to eat at a ‘San Francisco’ place so we ate at IN&OUT BURGERS. It was so yummy. My favorite part of the day was while we were waiting on our food. I got a call from a Cleveland number that I did not know. It was my friend Westin and he asked me what I was doing and I told him eating at IN&OUT BURGER and surprisingly so was he. He and his family were in San Francisco for vacation and just so happened to be there at the same time. It was so weird to see someone from home but it was so cool too. I was dumbfounded at first because I didn’t think I should see someone from home over 2,000 miles away from home. It made my day though and just what I needed, a little piece of home.
On Friday we began working night shifts. It was crazy intense. They have free concerts on Friday nights so there are so many people out there listening and so that mean so much business. I thought it was really busy because I was running all over the place but one of the managers told me that it was a slow night. I was blown away. I don’t know how I am going to handle a truly busy night. It is exciting though because we get tips. I only got three dollars but hey, it is better than not getting them in the first place. I was so tired when I got off though I was very excited to get to bed. Many of us worked Saturday as well but was really fun was our outreach/theme party that night. We had a Barn Party and invited our co-workers. We dressed up and played country music. This guy brought in a huge smoker and cooked tons of BBQ pulled pork and chicken. It was so amazing to have a little piece of home. I hadn’t realized how much I missed the southern food and hospitality. We definitely don’t find that here. THEY DON’T HAVE SWEET TEA. It blows my mind. I am missing that very much and cannot wait to have that. (Mama have some real sweet tea made when I come home please. : ) haha. So many people showed up for the party and there were many conversations. It is awesome just to see how God has already started working and opening up doors for us.
Today has been a very relaxing day. I went to the beach and watched some people play volleyball for about an hour and then we rode rides for the rest of the afternoon. I had dinner at a place called Pizza My Heart which is famous here. You get a slice of pizza and a free t-shirt for five dollars and the pizza is actually really good. Now we are all just watching Hot Rod and hanging out.
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