After a nice detour into the rolling hills of Pennsylvania (and Maryland), thirteen service-minded Nazareth students and faculty made the journey from Rochester, NY to the mountains of Circleville, WV. Welcome to beautiful Spruce Knob Mountain Center!
While we don't yet know exactly what service projects we are completing, we are excited to learn much more about the Appalachian Mountains and its surrounding splendor! Upon arrival, we received a tour of the grounds and unpacked mounds of groceries to ensure our survival for the week. As one team began dinner preparations, the smoke detectors were set off as the yurt became fogged with smoke. Luckily, no one was hurt :-)
Tonight we are having our first meeting as a group and going to bed early because we have a lot of fun activities planned for tomorrow. Stay tuned for tomorrow's detailed update.
I thought you were there to protect the mountains, not burn them down! Just kidding, I'm sure you will do amazing work. I can't wait to hear all about it!
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you and your colleagues are doing this! Mark and I stayed in a yurt in Arkansas in December. We cooked outside on the grill...something you might want to consider! :-) I also can't wait to hear about the work you'll be doing!
ReplyDeletePlease post a pic of the yurt.
ReplyDeleteHmm.. Detour to Maryland? That sounds fun =/ I'm glad you guys got there safely!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Please tell Lindsey Massenzio that my interview went well yesterday =)