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