So we have arrived in Champaign, Illinois! It's been about 75 the past two days, which is a huge difference from the weather back in Vinton. It's nice being in a real city again. Full blown college town here, which is really nice. I love college towns. Such a sense of pride that you don't often find other places.
We arrived a the hotel around 2 on Monday and met up with our sponsor. Our hotel is older but great. Jess, Hayden, and I are sharing a duel room. 1 room has 2 queen beds, a tv, and a bathroom, and the joining room has a pull out couch, a chair, and a small kitchen like set up. The other girls have the same set up in another room and the boys are all sharing a loft, which is practically a small apartment. It's really nice. Our sponsor went way out of their way to make our stay amazing. After we met with our Sponsor at the hotel, we unpacked the van and then went over to her house for dinner which was awesome. She has the most adorable home. My Grandma would be jealous :). We had a small orientation with her, which was more of a nice introduction. Then she got us tickets to see a famous pianist, Ian Hobson, at the University which was wonderful. Since we had such a tight schedule, we didn't get to go and get Chipotle before we had to meet with the sponsor, so John took us by there and we got yummmmmy Chipotle!!! It was amazing.
This morning we arrived at the sponsor site, the Regional Planning Committee Office, and got not only a tour and orientation of the program, but they also took us around the city, showing us the major interests and other things. They also provided us with Jimmy Johns for lunch!! So needless to say, we had a great day. We stuffed 600 pages full of flyer's, referral information, and eco-light bulbs, all for our Energy Conservation canvassing. We start tomorrow in a smaller town on the outskirts of town at 10 AM. We have PT at 7 AM and then relaxing till it's time to head out!
I miss Jason terribly. He's only been able to email me at random due to stormy weather and lack of internet. :(
I worry about him over there and there's nothing I can do except hope that every email I get is one from him.
July can't get here quick enough
Some pictures of the day!:
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| Just a neighborhood in Champaign, Illinois |
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| This park has a nature trail that has multiple sculptures on the trail. |
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| Round Barns |
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| Oak II! |
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| Here's the team! |
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| Sorority Houses in Illinois |
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| Another Sorority house |
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| Packing 600 bags! |
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| Oak II Gets their work done! |
That is all for now. More updates about Round 1 to come :)
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