Hey all!
So we arrived here in GORGEOUS Gulf Shores, AL after two loooong days of driving and one heck of a rainstorm. It was definitely different than the I-70 drive from KC to Manhattan! :) Stephanie and Rachel made great car-mates!
Yesterday was mostly unpacking after arriving and a group meeting late last night. Basic stuff about staying here at the Staybridge Suites. The hotel is so nice!! My D-group shares a suite with a bedroom, small kitchen and living area. Lots of nooks and crannies for storage! Then last night we had an arrival luau out by the Gazebo. It was a great opportunity to unwind and meet a lot of the 120+ other students here in the project. We had bonding time in our room last night and my D-group has come up with a few goals and started our very own Kaleo Bucket List. We decided to take at least one D-group picture per day, but multiple ones are bound to happen!
Today we had a meeting that basically got us all pumped for what we're going to be doing here at Kaleo. We went over objectives and what our weeks are going to look like. I can't wait to jump right in, have new experiences, make new friends (and hopefully remember all their names), and get started at my job. My D-group went exploring and found an awesome local mexican restaraunt! We had more time to unpack and get settled. I got to put a few of my interior design skills to use to figure out where we were going to fit everything! There was the ever-needed WalMart run and then we headed to Lulu's for dinner. Lulu's is a family restaraunt and hangout place on the wharf, just a little ways up from the beach (which I still haven't seen yet!). The owner threw us a welcome dinner/party which was so great! Then the students who are going to be working there this summer got "initiated"! The food was amazing and I loved seeing everyone around me just getting to know each other and getting excited for this summer!
Tomorrow at 8am (yikes! that's earlier than any of my classes!) I go to Old Time Pottery. There are 4 other students working there with me. We're not sure if tomorrow will be paperwork, training, or actually working but I'll find out soon! Until next time...
Sarah
XOXO
Prayer requests:
*Students that don't have jobs lined up yet.
*That all of us would keep focused and disciplined
*That God would prepare our hearts and the hearts of the people around us to accomplish His work here in Gulf Shores
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