Woolman: The first few days summarised

I was really unsure on first introduction who were students and who were teachers. I don't feel that short here.
We were introduced to the garden which excited me to sort our garden out at home. I want to plant some edibles! I wasn't very keen to get  muddy seeing as i was in jeans and tennis shoes. The garden chores are going to be well exciting when i get my waterproofs on and some gloves.

We had an afternoon "soccer" game with Micheal, Ravahn, Red and the Runyan brothers. I scored a goal! It was a penalty kick and the goalie was on his knees, but at least I tried! It reminded me of the last time i played football. It was at Foxhill for Nana and Grandads golden wedding, i remember almost all the family joining in. Ofcourse i also fell over right in the mud - that proves how high the effort was!

Had afternoon tea with Angelina, the peace studies teacher and also my advisor. It was with all her advisees so it felt like a bit of a base group she made some amazing chocolate chip cookie, melting and warm from the oven. Had a community dinner (with all community members) played pictionary (chrismas time was good training) headed to bed early.

Saturday morning had a health and safety talk with Genvieve - didn't last long. She attempted to show us poison oak. Saw a dear!
Experimented with loose tea with Micheal - very amusing - i miss tea bags! If you would like to donate some please send to BECKY GARNAULT,  13075 Woolman Lane, NEVADA CITY CA, 95959, other goodies accepted!
Micheal then taught a small group of us how to chop wood YES I USED AN AXE AND CHOPPED WOOD!!! or at least split some wood- and subsequently have sprained both my hands-  He (Micheal) has since enthused us all about cycling and given us each a bike- mine is a little pink one with no breaks just peddle backward, and he also let me cut his hair ( very stylishly might i add see photo http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5202550&l=11f0d4137a&id=516485707).  I have since trimmind Marias hair and we have plans for a style and i put layers in Karinas hair which now looks immense! i was a bit scared as she is a mexican gang member so it had to be right (she is a softy really).

We watched a speech from this Van Jones dude! he is really inspiring and supports Woolman obviously. He works on getting youths into Green Jobs / Industries Economy when they are released from prison. Ravahn is obsessed with him.

On Sunday morning we prepared non-Quakers for MFW (Meeting for Worship). As it was the fifth Sunday it was family meeting which meant that there were a tone of kids, which i found extremely refreshing and there was story telling silence and then singing just the kind of songs which would make mum . . . shudder?? lol! Peace Heroes were read out and people spontaneously continued the list as they thought of people who should have been included. The sun shone through the windows of meeting in a really nice way - ha.

In the afternoon the weather was amazing, we lounged in the sun "catching the rays" and then were told what we needed to pack for our "Wilderness Trip" - it was going to be more of a nature trip.

Piled into the old clunky school bus and went into Grass Valley neither a valley nor grassy. We all binged in the super market buying junk foos and snack to keep us going.  The was a really cute bookstore full of used and unusual books. Frozen Yogurt Place had amazing Pomegrantate and Rasberry flavour with frizen strawberries, gummy worms, caramel sauce, cookie dough and a sugar cherry thing as my toppings - WOW HEAVEN I have proceeded to return every weekend but i have been more selective with toppings and have got the price down from $3 to $1 (its priced by weight).

I played the Settelers of Catan with Rachel and interns Ana and Micheal  - it's a board game about invasion, but we didn't get  to the invasion part. Packed my borrowed rucksack for the Wilderness Trip - dare i say it ????? still havent braved the showers :S.

MENDECINO WEEK NATURE TRIP to COME !!!!!!!! love to all    xx