Training Training Training

So, in a lot of ways I feel like I'm back in college again- living in a "dorm-style" room with bunk beds and roommates, and yesterday I had the "pleasure" of sitting through several classes. It actually wasn't that bad. It was a lot more personal than college lecture classes, and obviously the class size was a lot smaller. I am currently in my living situation with two girls- and I'm the "old fart" of the group, by a whopping two years. The youngest is "R" at 19, and "A" is 23. They are a lot of fun, and in some ways we're similar and different (obviously- haha). We are all "introverts with extroverted tendencies", we all handle conflict in similar ways and we are all in a transition in our lives in which we are seeking God's will.

Yesterday was cool, because we did get a chance to get to know each other better. We talked about conflict resolution and how we deal with conflict, we also had the opportunity to share our stories and how we ended up here at CSM. Then last night I was a big girl and stayed up until 11:00PM, which was a big jump from 8:30 and 9:00 like the previous two nights. I'm still waking up at about 4AM, which is not fun, but I think I'm slowing transitioning to this Pacific Time.

Another experience that I was able to have yesterday was going to a farmer's market. An entire block was blocked off and various vendors set up tents and booths selling their different products. I bought a two pound bag of kiwi for a whopping $1.50!!!! Back home I'm lucky if I can get 4 kiwi for a dollar. (My mom would be so proud!) It was also really cool to see the different ethnic backgrounds of the vendors as displayed in their products. There was an Argentinian bakery, a Mexican booth selling tamales, and then tons of fresh produce stands including everything from Asian Yams to my awesome kiwi!

For the most part yesterday consisted of sitting and listening to the logistics of city hosting, but I ended my night hanging out with my cool new roommates putting out hits on one another and killing each others mobsters... all in all a great night.