Typical two months later post...

Greetings from the magical land of Sandy, Oregon! I realized this morning that I've been neglecting this blog over the past couple of months and I wanted to update the internet world about my current project. 

My team is working with an incredible organization called AntFarm (http://antfarm-international.com/), which is a community center/cafe & bakery with a 1.5 acre organic garden space and a million other things  all centered around community power and individual well-being. I'm learning from a handful of visionary souls and seriously enjoying the experience. As for living situation, I'm glamping (glam-camping) in the middle of a forest at the base of Mt. Hood and I live in a yurt surrounded by chickens, dogs, and amazing humans. I work in a garden all day long and am basically living my ideal life. I've found that I'm happiest when surrounded by plants and covered in soil.
This round is very different from my last round. It's incredible to think that just four short weeks ago I was on a construction site trying my hardest not to cut my fingers off or get hit in the head by something falling off of a half-finished roof (one of my teammates almost got hit by a falling human!). Working with Habitat was interesting and it taught me a lot about tools and construction techniques. It also taught me that construction is not my field. But I loved Wyoming and I really had a great time in Sheridan. We met so many incredibly nice people who welcomed us into their homes and made our experience very memorable and beautiful.
My term of service with AmeriCorps is wrapping up already! We graduate on July 24th and fly home the same day. When I consider all of the places I've been, people I've met, and things I've learned, I can't believe this has only been a nine month program. It feels like this has been my entire life and I can't even imagine what came before it or what will come after. I remember the day I found out I'd be in the Pacific Region and immediately knew I had done the right thing by applying for NCCC. That moment feels like ages ago, but the program itself has gone by so quickly. I'm taking this experience as a metaphor for life: It's so short and there's a lot to see and do... go out and live it!