Week 32

Day 217: Mar 15, 2015

It was a surprising Sunday. I woke up to snow falling and it continued to fall all day. When writing this we had about 4in of new snow which was surprising considering that we thought spring was here. The only downside to today was that my computer died. It won't turn on anymore. I gave it to IT to see if they could do anything but my hopes are not high. By the end of the day we had about 5in of snow. Because of all of the snow something happened at the hydro plant and the power ended up going out right at the end of dinner. It was light enough outside to walk to vespers but I brought my headlamp just in case. It turned out to be a good idea because I needed the extra light to knit by during vespers. The power was still out after vespers so we ate dessert by flashlight light and went to lodge six to play a game. The power finally came back on at 9:30- about 4 hours after it went off. Something big must have happened at the plant. I didn't mind the outage though. I think it brings us closer together as a village and as friends.

Day 218: Mar 16, 2015

Most of my day was spent reading but the day ended on a much more exciting and fun note. After vespers we had a "cozy night in". It was basically a bunch of people gathering to drink wine and tea, have snacks, and chat. We heard kid stories, stories about when we were kids, and stories about things happening in the village. It was really nice. It was an inter generational group so a certain person couldn't go around saying that we had a crazy party. All in all it was a pretty great night.

Day 219: Mar 17, 2015

Today was interesting to say the least. Our shift was pretty boring mainly because there wasn't much to do. The corned beef had been in the oven since seven am so we had to chop some carrots and potatoes but that was it. So, we did some inventory and cleaning. We were out of things to do by 1:30 so we decided to make some cookies to get ready for the stop day on Thursday. I found out that my computer is most likely dead. Jade (the little girl who lives above me) is leaving on Friday. One of the teachers here has been bullying her and it has gotten to the point where she no longer feels safe at school so her mom basically said unless she could be homeschooled they were leaving. It is almost impossible to work and homeschool a child at the same time so they are leaving. It is going to be really hard to say goodbye to her. After dinner, I went to a mono printing class and then there was a hootenanny to celebrate st. patty's day. The day was a real roller coaster between boring, sad, and just having a good time.

Day 220: Mar 18, 2015

I have officially bought a computer with my own money. It feels like another step into adulthood. I knew my computer was not doing real well so I knew this purchase was coming. When you realize that you just spent 2 months of stipend that hurts a little more. At least I have always been good about saving and not spending money for no reason. Tomorrow is a stop day and I wish I already had the computer so I could set it up but what ya gonna do?

Day 221: Mar 19, 2015

STOP DAY!!!! I took this stop day easy. I spent almost three hours sitting and talking to people in the dining hall in the morning and then watched a movie with Pat and Leah in the afternoon. Jade is leaving tomorrow so we threw a game party where we played charades mainly. As it got later people left and Jade went to bed but Leah, Alex, Alex's brother and I decided to play the new Settlers of Catan game that Alex got. Because none of us had played this new version it started slow but ended up being a ton of fun. The game ended up taking two and a half hours and we were giggly and cranky by the end. It ended up being a close game- three of us could have won in the last round. Total worth the late night.

Day 222: Mar 20, 2015

Jade and her mom left today. I was able to hold it together for them (although I almost lost it when I hugged Tamara). Everyone was trying to hold it together because we all knew that if one of us lost it we all would. At least they are moving to Decorah where I went to college so I will most likely see them again.

Day 223: Mar 21, 2015

Today was a pretty average day. The evening was a ton of fun though. We played Catan and talked for a while. It was great.