Hahahaha, hey all. Andy and I have been having an awesome time. We've been busy trying to squeeze in as much of Utah's beauty as can be fit into 6 days. Time has flown by. We've been fly fishing, camping out in the desert, went into Zion and hiked the narrows, cruised into Capitol Reef for swimming, did a heart (or drum) stalk and spent time up on the nearby mountains. I've been having a memorable time with the Goob!
I'm putting up some new pics of Andy's trip here and my last off shift @ Lake Powell...and a quick video if I can figure out how to post it ;) We are keeping busy tonight as well, otherwise I'd write more. Work has been great, not much new...just finding new things about myself as I round the corners of the great expanse of Utah.
Love to all,
Rob and brother Andrew
Monday, July 28, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
And the days fly by...
I can't believe it's already mid-July. I've got a little over a month left out here and I'm already feeling how hard it's going to be to leave. My field days last week were a blast, half the shift I worked a quest. A quest is two staff working with one student on some deeper issues that are holding them back or causing big problems, the second half of the shift I worked graduation. I was greatful to have the opportunity to see the families come together after the weeks of seperation. I felt like I witnessed a lot of heart opening and new understandings. I was feeling really lucky to be a part of the process of change taking place in the lives of those involved. Seeing the final product really helped me to see just how beneficial programs like this can be for troubled youth/adults. I just pray the changes will last!
This off shift has been a blast so far. We all got out of the field and ended up at the "meathouse" on Weds night for some pool/dancing/darts and air hockey! The "meathouse" is where a bunch of field staff live and the reason they call it that is because it used to be an old slaughter house...yikes. Now they just have animal heads hanging from the walls! It has character to say the least. Yesterday was filled with fly fishing on a beautiful mountain stream. I was wishing I had my camera, it was memorable for sure. I just got home from seeing a group of buddhist monks performing in the middle of no where. It amazes me that things like that pop up out here.
Tomorrow a big group of us (7) are heading to Lake Powell to camp out and will be renting a boat on Monday for some wakeboarding/tubing and touring the area. It's supposed to be a beautiful place with giant canyon walls. I'll be sure to take my camera!
The new slideshow is from a disposable camera that I had with me in the field. It gives a glimpse of what the scenery is like on Boulder Mt. Some of the pics are from my training (the pics w/faces) and the rest are randomly taken along the way.
Peace and Love to all,
Rob
This off shift has been a blast so far. We all got out of the field and ended up at the "meathouse" on Weds night for some pool/dancing/darts and air hockey! The "meathouse" is where a bunch of field staff live and the reason they call it that is because it used to be an old slaughter house...yikes. Now they just have animal heads hanging from the walls! It has character to say the least. Yesterday was filled with fly fishing on a beautiful mountain stream. I was wishing I had my camera, it was memorable for sure. I just got home from seeing a group of buddhist monks performing in the middle of no where. It amazes me that things like that pop up out here.
Tomorrow a big group of us (7) are heading to Lake Powell to camp out and will be renting a boat on Monday for some wakeboarding/tubing and touring the area. It's supposed to be a beautiful place with giant canyon walls. I'll be sure to take my camera!
The new slideshow is from a disposable camera that I had with me in the field. It gives a glimpse of what the scenery is like on Boulder Mt. Some of the pics are from my training (the pics w/faces) and the rest are randomly taken along the way.
Peace and Love to all,
Rob
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Happy Days
I'm not feeling too talkative at the moment, my apologies. I wanted to write before I headed back out into the field tomorrow. The updates are that my first shift out was a great experience and I'm really glad to be working here. This job seems to fit my personality and interests pretty damn well. My first shift was a long one that exhausted me by the end, I covered a bit extra which put me out there for 11 days. I'm really thankful to have a relaxing and quiet house to come home to.
New updates are that the monsoon season seems to have started. The first big lightning and thunderstorm hit today. My deck is the perfect place to watch the storms roll through. Now that they have started we'll probably be seeing a couple hours of t-storms and rain most afternoons. I hear that it can get pretty interesting in the field, lightning drills can scare the crap out of you if you're close to the top of Boulder Mt.
I'm attaching some pics of the house I've moved into and the fishing spot that I was lucky enough to get taken to a couple of nights ago.
Oh and some great news...I got into the counseling center I had applied to last semester! If you want to see a bit more about it you can go to http://www.integralcounseling.org/.
In loving spirit,
Rob
New updates are that the monsoon season seems to have started. The first big lightning and thunderstorm hit today. My deck is the perfect place to watch the storms roll through. Now that they have started we'll probably be seeing a couple hours of t-storms and rain most afternoons. I hear that it can get pretty interesting in the field, lightning drills can scare the crap out of you if you're close to the top of Boulder Mt.
I'm attaching some pics of the house I've moved into and the fishing spot that I was lucky enough to get taken to a couple of nights ago.
Oh and some great news...I got into the counseling center I had applied to last semester! If you want to see a bit more about it you can go to http://www.integralcounseling.org/.
In loving spirit,
Rob
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