Month: September 2015

Went on a retreat this week. Stayed at the old coast guard house on the National Seashore. Tuesday we are going to learn about shellfishing propagation. Makes me wonder about freshwater shellfish and such an approach for Lake Erie in Ohio to improve water quality and biodiversity. Brief research shows that there are shellfish in Lake Erie, but that the invasive zebra mussel has done much harm in recent years to the biodiversity of shellfish.

While at the Seashore, I saw probably close to a hundred seals. It was a totally new thing for me. In some ways it seemed like I was seeing mythical creatures, seeing them so close. Went to the Scallops Festival with a couple friends yesterday. Good times!

This will definitely be a work in progress, this blog. I arrived Tuesday at noon and got first choice of dresser and bed in my room. Wednesday and Thursday my housemates and fellow AmeriCorps volunteers did emergency response training. We will be responsible for helping with responses to severe weather (hurricanes) or otherwise. One of our trainers had a great boston accent. Some quotes to imagine in a boston accent include:

Beat this to death

Incident within an incident

Smoke eaters

You show up uninvited… You see this face? (He smiles and then quickly returns to his regular demeanor). Its not gonna be like this if you show up uninvited.

It’ll be pizza and skittles for three days.

Trash police chief (elbows)

You know what the issue is? It’s egos. You know egos? A chip on your shoulder.

Smart Ass

You’ve got your SMART objectives, put some asteroids next to that.

Hey it’s 2pm, i am really roughing it.

I will post photos and more details later on. Maybe every couple weeks. Don’t know yet.

Best,
Ben