Chainsaw Training.

I was selected to be one of two who gets to learn to use a chainsaw! Today was in class training (8 hours worth!) and tomorrow will be field training (also 8 hours worth). I'm so excited. It is going to be so hot though and I have to wear pants, long sleeves, my steel toed boots, and all of the safety gear. Tomorrow might be the day I die from heat exhaustion.

Also, I have had a few days to adjust and... I really do love my new team. My TL is so great and I'm getting to know the rest of my teammates which makes things easier. However, I still wander down to Delta 1's kitchen every once and again to see if I'm missed.

We found out our first service project! My team is doing a split. First we'll be in Palatka, FL for the first three weeks working in the marshes. I will be surrounded by insects, snakes, gators, and the hot hot heat. Lord give me strength!

Then we will be going to Biloxi, MS and we will be helping with the destruction left by Katrina. ...Yes, 5 years later and there is still work to be done.

I'm excited for both projects. We've got some more training to do to be ready for both projects, but after every training session I become more and more confident in my ability to do this. I never saw my self building houses, working in a marsh, or using a chainsaw! It is extremely empowering.

I have so much more I want to write about, but I am so tired. I am going to go fall asleep to a book.