Well I managed to survive the first week of NCCC FEMA Corps TLT (Team Leader Training). In FEMA fashion there are plenty of acronyms that everyone is going to have to get used to. Today's the first weekend of being on campus. The campus is rather quiet just being the TL's here. It's a great chance to relax and recharge batteries after a busy first few days here. I can only imagine what it's going to be like being here for full weeks at a time for the next few weeks.
Friday's 6 am PT baseline test did not go bad at all. I'm sore today from it but it's got me psyched to keep going and see what progress I can make over the course of the next 11 months. I was happy with what I finished with for the running, push-ups and sit-ups. It sure made the rest of the day seem much longer though. Despite that it was a great way to start the morning.
Today I've learned the importance of recharging your batteries and having a little personal time. We're going to be around our Teams and fellow TL's all the time during the week, so a little time to yourself feels great on the weekends. I was able to do the simple little things like do laundry and clean up my room and do the rest of the little bit of unpacking that I hadn't already completed. Eventually I'm going to have to make my way into town to WalMart to pick up a few items to make my living much more comfortable and grab some few little bits and pieces that I forgot to bring.
I already got my travel relocation bonus and then all of the reimbursements for mileage and my bag cost back. That came in the form of a government issued debit card. I'm really going to try not to spend that unless I have to. It's a pretty good chunk of money that I want to save up for emergencies. I should be receiving a pay check within the next week or two that will help to revive my bank account without having to use any of that debit card.
I'm really getting along well with everyone so far. Team Green is really going to be an important resource for one another and I think everyone's doing it right and bonding and getting to know each other. It's great to have such a tight group of people that are from such a diverse background. We have people from all over the country here. On a side note there's also a huge number of people here (both staff members and TL's) are from New York State!! That's pretty exciting. There's TL's from Rochester area and then Long Island and then New York City. Staff wise our region director is from Long Island and then one of the Assistant Directors lived in New York for a while and even lived in Watertown, NY working for the Watertown Daily Times! It's crazy to think about. Even crazier is the experience I had in one of the trainings yesterday. The woman in charge of that training session started off with asking if anyone was from NY. The 4 of us from NY raised our hands and it was my turn to share where I was from and I mentioned that I just graduated from SUNY Cortland. She came over gave me a big hug and said she graduated with my degree in teaching from Cortland back in '84. What a small world to know that little ole SUNY Cortland has such an outreach as far as Mississippi! Go Red Dragons!
Anyways everyone is trying to muster everyone together to go play a Softball game. Lets give it a try. I'll update y'all later when more happens.
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