Bay Area Food Bank

We are in the final weeks of our year in AmeriCorps. Some may say it went by fast but I don't really think it did, to be honest. HA. We drove from South Carolina to Mobile, Alabama yesterday to our final project at Bay Area Food Bank. We will be one of many teams that has worked with the food bank, especially just a year after the BP Oil Spill. The food bank has received a great number of donations since the oil spill and we will be helping to process all of that food.

Today was our first day of work. We boxed 360 boxes of food to be sent out and we processed several boxes of food that was recently donated. It was a really fun but exhausting day. I really enjoy this type of work because it is systematic and organized. I think it will be really great to see immediate impact of our work.

LAST weekend I flew home to Boston to surprise Jilisa for our anniversary and her senior day softball game (which was postponed due to crappy Boston weather....per usual.) It was an amazing weekend! The surprise went great and it was really nice to spend 5 days at home. I was able to see my parents and extended family as well as my sister for a few minutes at the airport. I'm excited to be home and settled and stop traveling around.

Our last week at Camp Spearhead was really great. The overnight went really well and we had a lot of fun, and we were able to complete 130 feet of boardwalk before we left. I was sad to leave, but that happens to be the nature of this job, unfortunately.

On a final note, I have decided that I will be attending Arizona State University in the Fall for graduate school! I am REALLY excited but extremely nervous and overwhelmed at the idea of moving across the country. I think it will be really great for me, and for Jilisa and I.

Here are some photos from camp and the food bank!