SILVER THREE

A lot has happened these past few days...  But most importantly, last night I found out which team and which team leader I'll have for the next ten months!  The leaders surprised everyone (well, at least me) and gave us all envelopes after dinner, which had a colored string indicating what unit we'd be in.  I found out I was in the Silver Unit, and upon meeting my unit, I was given another envelope, with a glow stick and puzzle piece in it.  After finding other people with similar envelope contents, we created the puzzle and followed a bunch of clues that led us to our team leader.  It was unexpected and chaotic, but overall I thought it was a pretty cool way to tell us, especially since I didn't think I'd know for another two weeks.  Plus, I love my group so far, especially my leader.  She seems like a very genuine and optimistic person.  I'm pretty pumped to see which projects we'll be given throughout the next ten months and where we might go, but for now I'm glad to have this information at least.  Tomorrow, everyone (as in, 320 people) will move from their current room to their new room, which will be surrounded by fellow teammates.  Unfortunately for me, I'm moving from the first floor of 947 to the third floor of 946.  We don't have elevators and my bags are prettyyyy heavy... should be quite eventful.  But nonetheless, I'm really excited about our new kitchen, which has a LOT more space than the one I shared with my pod, and It'll be nice to get a change of scenery.  I didn't have much in common with my last roommate...  It's been difficult with some of the younger Corps Members.  You can spot the underage members from a mile away, unfortunately.  Almost everyone that's 18 or 19 years old don't appear to have any experience away from home.  The differences in maturity and interests are overwhelming.  Example A:  We watched a SUPER interesting film on the Shrivers, who helped to create amazing programs including PeaceCorps, AmeriCorps, and the Special Olympics (aka my heroes).  I was sitting near several members who were either making obnoxious, inappropriate comments, sleeping, or texting their friends constantly.  They obviously never had to sit through a college lecture.  Amateurs.  Example B:  We had a Sexual Health lecture today and the questions that were asked... DEAR GOD.  It made me wonder if the last place of residence before here in Sacramento was under a rock or in their mom's basement doing nothing except make friends and future Ameribaby couples online.  Which I didn't just make up, unfortunately.  It's overwhelming at times.  In fact, our new teams came at the right time, because Wednesday was my breaking point with constant, repetitive lectures and too much contact with the same people.  I think part of my issue is that I honestly think I'd be happier as a team leader.  This finally dawned on me when I considered that for the last year of my life I have 1) been a captain of the Nazareth College tennis team, 2) been a student leader for the December 2009 service trip to New Orleans (had my own team, drove our own van, etc.), and 3) was a head counselor at Camp Wilton (led my own cabin).  In conclusion, it's hard for me to go back to following others and being on the same level as 18 or 19 year olds.  However, this is a minor detail and I think I'll get more used to it as time passes.  Besides, I would definitely consider coming back next year as a leader.  This will be explored in further detail in the future though, I have to get through this year first :)  Well, PT comes early, at 5:30 am.  I may or may not be running 4 miles with my T3 running group.  Get ittttt.