October is here and it makes me miss Autumn on the East Coast. Sure there are spikes of 80 degree weather which make me smile and dash into my closet for my spring dresses which I love, but I miss the crisp weather of fall, leaves crunching and people bustling on the streets in Boston. I should probably stop trying to compare Denver to Boston, becuase there are things to love in both of them. With time I will probably look to Denver as fondly as Boston. The social events in Denver are great though! Also, it seems most of my time is filled by food. No complaints!
I finally hit up CHOMP! held by Plants and Animals Denver to eat some delicious Vegan food. This month's theme was Mexican- which was delicious~! I spoke to some carnivores who sat next to me and spoke about the harmful effects of animal farming on the environment and then about corn consumption. I had delicious enchilladas, rice, guacamole. Topped it off with a sopapilla!!--A few days later (10/5) we had our first Team Friday! WOOHOO! It was nice to see everyone together again and catch up on the month we just had. We spent a large amount of time doing Civic Engagement which I helped lead focusing on the area of fixing vs. helping vs. serving. The team read an article I found here http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2328 and we read the last part about her experience being attended to by a doctor. We came away with connections to how our youths may feel helpless and how service needs to be selfish in some manor for us to be invested.
--Also in team Friday, Laura our Supervisor pretended that everyone except for 4 members would be changing sites to have us stand in youth shoes for a moment (unknown to us) . Words like ; betrayed, angry, upset, lost scattered the refection board. Feeling how the youth do when their lives so abruptly change without control gave all of us some more insight into working with the youth who have such frequent and constant stress in their lives.
--Something else that went well at team Friday was the first ever Team Potluck!! I organized a Mexican Themed Potluck for this meeting and it went so well! Overall it was a great team Friday and I look forward to them all year!
I went to Cultivate Festival, held by Chipotle, on October 6th and it left me freezing! It snowed! I got to hear Best Coast and have delicious hot pumpkin lemonade while I walked around learning about the way to treat farm animals before you butcher them. I couldn't help but think of all of the animals that could be spared if people slimmed back their meat consumption.
Sunday the 7th was busy! I went to Golden and went on the Coors Brewery Tour, hit up a Food Truck Festival and ended with another successful potluck. I really enjoy hanging out with my AmeriCorps team. We all seem to get along and have a lot of fun together!
It seems a lot of my week was busy with Mexican food, which is quite alright with me! The night filled me with joy as we ate chili and rice and played CatchPhrase. I like the small traditions we have as a group. I'm organizing another potluck for our team service friday- Breakfast foods!!
Work Related news: I attended a meeting at Rocky Mountain Housing where Annalise and I will be teaching Independent Living Classes starting in November and I feel so ready to start working with kids.
My background check has not come in yet which stinks, so I'm until further notice planning for IL classes, researching fun activities to do in Denver and also catching up on my reading.
I'm excited for this month!
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