Today is Sunday, and it's been one of those weekends when you just shake your head and wish it was over. But first, I need to update you on what happened these past couple days, after I finally got my blog set up...
The three sites I went to Friday were...interesting. The first two were at the same place. I rode over to the site with a girl named Rachel (who is really nice and from Long Island, New York) and Nina. Rachel has a really nice car and a good sense of direction, so we didn't get lost. We drove out really far, it felt millions away from civilization. It was in the middle of a huge field. For a second, I felt as though I was back in Wisconsin. ha ha
Then we went through the playground, into this small door and then into a child's play room. It was very small, and I actually felt tall for once in my life. Then we entered into the back area and I once again felt short. We had found the "big kids" area.
The lady who interviewed us (in total, there were six of us...including my roommate Jennifer) was from the Neverlands. She had a really fun accent and she reminded me a lot of the grandmother in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. She told us about the job, teaching little kids (pre-K and younger) to read, helping them with their ABC's and even reading to little babies. It sounded interesting, but then we got to the site that was grouped with the first site. I did not feel comfortable there. They explained that the AmeriCorp worker would have to help kids with their homework, especially math and be responsible for helping a certain amount of kids get their grades up. I'm not a tutor, and I don't do well with math. I was screaming in my head, "HELP".
Anyway, defiantly not choosing that site. Around 4:00 pm, a girl named Sarah and I went to the third and final site of the day. I can't really explain to you what you were doing at that site, everything went in one ear and out of the other. The lady was nice, don't get me wrong, she just rambled a lot and didn't make a lot of sense. The place was crowded with kids and everything was crazy. What I got of it was that the person would be tutoring kids and helping to catch them up on their reading, but you had to identify who the kids were and how you would help them. Sarah and I both didn't feel the site "fit us".
After that, I went back to the apartment and just chilled for a while. I needed to relax because it had been so draining going to each of the sites. I ended up reading this book I borrowed from Jennifer. After dinner, Jennifer came back from somewhere and we got ready to go down to the "house party" that one of the AmeriCorp members was holding.
First we hung out in Nina's apartment with her roommates who are really nice. Alex has a really cool room, and it's decorated really cute. I love her style. My room is still in need of some serious help-but that's mostly because I don't really have a bed or bookshelf. Once that is taken care of, I will feel a lot better.
Then we went over to the place where the party was being held. There was only about ten people there, and we all introduced ourselves and said an interesting fact (this lasted a while), then they played some card drinking game. I enjoyed my water, but this time I wasn't the only one. One of the guys was drinking water too.
Then, suddenly, a ton of people started coming in and the party just got really crazy after that. Some people just have been drinking before they came because they were just smashed. And it was so loud! But I got to talk to a variety of people, so that was fun. And then I tried water pong, and we weren't so bad, but we certainly weren't very good. Then again, I think I've maybe played three times or something like that.
Around midnight Sarah and Sabrina asked if I would take them clubbing (since I was the only sober one and I like dancing) and so the four us (Jennifer came along) went to this place called Roxy's in West Palm Beach. It was on the roof of a building, and it was so pretty out. It was a great place, and we had so much fun. The best part was that it was free to get in. However, there were some creepy people I didn't like very much. They keep trying to come by us and grab our hands. But since there were four of us, we just stuck together and ignored them. The most annoying were these really white guys in khaki pants who could not dance at all. They kept trying to come by us and we would just push them away and stick together. They bothered me so much. And one guy couldn't figure out why we thought he was creepy, he bothered me the most.
We got back around 3 am, and then had to wake up by 8am so that we could get to the thrift store with the cheap furniture by 9am. And that's when all the problems started...
We went to the furnature area, and found the couch we had reserved. But Mercedes found other couches she thought were better, so we went around looking at them. She found one that was really nice, but it was a lot more money and we weren't really sure. Then we went outside to look at tables. We found a table we liked, but before we could reserve it, someone had already bought it. So then we went back inside and someone was looking at the couch we wanted! So then we went and stood by the couch we wanted until the guy came and we purchased the couch and some cheap coffee table set we found.
Then we left and waited till we were going to meet with the girl about borrowing her truck. We met with her, but then the guy who was supposed to drive the truck for us (it's stick) wasn't around. So we then we found a girl from the group who could drive stick and so she took us to the place. They loaded up the furnature and then we brought it back to the place. Some people offered to help and we brought the couch up the elevator. But it wouldn't fit throught the door...and we spent a lot of time trying. And it was just a big mess and we were all frustrated and not sure what to do and then Jennifer was really upset and said "Just dump it" so we took the pillows and left them in the room and got rid of the couch. But it was just a huge mess. We wasted all this money and now we have nothing to show for it, and I'm pretty sure we are never getting another couch again. I don't even think any couch would fit throught that door, it's so small. What a mess.
And then we were all frustrated and angry and upset, and snapping at each other and it just wasn't good. I ended up hiding in my room and scrapbooking, but before that, I was just so upset that I ended up having some kind of panic attack and used my inhaler and laid down for a while. Everything was spinning and it just wasn't cool. I just wanted it to be the next day or something.
Around seven, we took a group trip to Walmart. I know, there again? But we all needed stuff still (such as food, etc) and we spent a good hour getting everything we all needed. I think I'm good for a couple days, ha ha.
When we got back, Jennifer and I watched Sydney White, but she ended up falling asleep and then Mercedes came out and watched the second half with me. I love that movie.
This morning, Mercedes and I went to a Baptist church around here. It was okay, but I think I'm going to keep checking out the churches. I want to find one that I will fit in, and feel comfortatble going to, for the next year.
Then we walked over to the Dollar store, because I needed a tape measure. Now, I'm typing this and around four, some of the guys and whoever else comes, are going to the park to play Ultimate Frisbree. Can't wait!
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