this is shannon writing from SAN DIEGO! i'm here for summer project - flew out this morning from salt lake citayyyy. so far, i've met a few of the girls and a few staff members and they're all so friendly and awesome! me and nichole, one of my roommates, went and explored the beach a little bit and then amy (staff) took us grocery shopping. now i'm in our room blogging.
obviously.
as soon as i meet the rest of my roommates, i'll give more details. one of them is janelle, and she seems really fun and outgoing, but i haven't really REALLY been able to chat/hang out w her yet.
so anywhoo, more on that later.
yesterday was LONG. we got to the fields at early o'clock and started unloading the truck/setting up goals. that took forEVER. then we just started setting up tents and the huge blow-up scoreboard tent thingy and the sponsor tents/freebies and the referee tent....etc. we also checked in the last few teams and soon it was 6 pm and games were starting. during the games we basically ran the headquarters tent, answering coach and parent questions, selling tshirts, directing teams, etc. then i went around fixing goals and picking up trash, repainting goal boxes that needed it, blah blah blah.... when the games were over we packed up the things we couldn't leave out overnight, layed down the things that would blow away, and deflated that stupid scoreboard tent that i now resent [notice the rhymezzzz]
once we left the fields, we grabbed dinner at olive garden. event director jim told me and laura that when the company buys us food, they pay up to $27. so i tried to eat $27 dollars worth of food because jim bet me i couldn't do it. turns out, i couldn't. i made quite the effort though. like, i think food was pressing on my lungs i was so full! jim was just laughing up a storm though. hmph.
then we went back to the hotel and had to make some schedule changes, field changes, and post the scores from that day's games. finally, a bit past midnight, we got to go to our room and shower/sleep. a very long day.
then this morning, we set things back up, i went around repainting the goal boxes and half lines, and games started at 9. around 915, a super nice volunteer parent from the host club drove me to the airport! here's a shout out to jeff! thank you for the ride and for lunch the day before!! you rock, sir!!!!
then, i went through security (successfully this time) and met up with my friend grant at the airport until our flights. he's going to summer project w me too!! but his flight from slc was indirect, so we weren't on the same one. shucks.
after i landed, amy picked me, nichole, sarah, and lindsey up from the airport. and that brings me to where i started this blog.
tonight we've got an orientation of sorts with all of the project members. i'm excited to meet everyone!!!! more later!!
remember the alamo,
shannnnnnooooonnnnnnn
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