Another week, another 5 days of sun, blue skies and work at the Presidio. Tuesday through Thursday we worked at the Community Garden again to clear ground, build terraces and garden boxes, then place them in their spots. The idea is to make more places for people to have their gardens after waiting for over 5 years without having a plot. We started out with a few pallets of plastic lumber which we cut down to either 12 or 4 feet and then assembled with 4x4s. Over the three days we built about 25 boxes. If we'd been working with real wood we probably could have made twice as many, but we had to pre-drill every hole with a drill that was less than stellar and dealt with drill bits that were prone to breaking and/or stripping screw heads. When we weren't working on building the boxes, we terraced about 20 plots of land in the garden so that the boxes would be placed on level ground. This involved setting out strings to mark the orientation of the plots, measuring out the length and width of each plot, then digging out a line on the uphill side and moving the dirt to build up the opposite side. After we had it approximately flat we had to go through with a level to make sure that it was perfectly (more or less) level. Before placing the boxes we stapled gopher wire onto the bottom of the boxes (not easy to do with plastic lumber) and lined them with cloth. It was a lot of hard work building the boxes and then placing them, but it was really rewarding to see it go from a slope with some random plants and gopher wire to 20 garden boxes with beautifully spaced paths.
On Friday morning we worked with a group of volunteers at the Arguello reforestation site, pulling weeds and spreading mulch at the young Monterey cypress that were planted two years ago. Overall it was pretty good, although working with volunteers and dealing with different peoples' expectations and desire to work is interesting. I don't think that many of them realized that they would be pulling wild radishes among waste-high grass. On the bright side, it was a beautiful day and we got to hear a presentation on the archaeology of the Presidio in the afternoon.
Saturday morning with worked with a group of Serbian youth that are visiting the United States as part of a youth service program. We worked at the Rob Hill Campground that we'll be helping to open next weekend, spreading mulch and weeding in order to get all of the areas around the camp spots looking good and to protect the native plants there from weeds while they're still young. I was up at the top of the hill working with Philip and Anna to clear a bunch of weeds so I didn't get to work with any of the teenagers, but that's OK given that I heard they were a bit difficult to work with. In the afternoon we went to a barbeque that included grass-fed organic beef (hippies) and a bunch of natural resources related games. Finally, we ran back to the Rob Hill Campground and moved a bunch of mulch for about two hours before calling it a day.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
First San Francisco Weekend
Wooo. This weekend kicked my butt. On Sunday I went for a solo walk around the city. It started off at Crissy Field, along the park next to the bay to Fort Mason, through the Aquatic Park, to Fisherman's Wharf, up Telegraph Hill, to AT&T Park along the Embarcadero, then up to Union Square to catch a bus back to the Presidio. Needless to say, I was exhausted. At about 5 PM I was laying down for a nap when I got a call from Nims inviting me to go to Noe Valley to play trivia and have some beers at a bar for his friend's birthday. An hour and 3 buses later I was at the bar, eating appetizers and drinking beers courtesy of the birthday boy's mom. Ya, this was a weird night. Today I spent the beginning of the day sitting around doing nothing, then went for a run over the Golden Gate Bridge and back, to Baker Beach, then back down the hill to the Main Post. Afterwards I headed over to the Presidio Trust office and talked with the Trail and Programs department folks for about an hour. I would write more, but I'm beat. Enjoy the pics:
Friday, April 16, 2010
First Week of Presidio Work
I love working for the Presidio Trust! Every day we’ve been able to do something different and learn something new.
Yesterday morning we started out working on Simonds Loop where we got to use weed whackers, edgers and power blowers to do some landscaping of a wooded area that has some historic stone paths and drainage systems. We had to be especially careful about where we worked, because it’s nesting season right now for a number of birds in the park. The Presidio staff has to survey areas in which we work to identify any nests that may be in the area and make sure that they are not disturbed. One of the most common residents in the park is the Allen’s Hummingbird, of which we saw several. After my turn with the weed whacker, I joined Cristal and Trisha to work on clearing the ivy and mud from a drainage canal. Basically, I took a shovel and removed goop and slop from the stones while they took shears and loppers to the ivy that had grown in and around the drainage.
After lunch we went over to one of the Presidio trust buildings and heard a presentation about the natural resources in the park, how much of it is forest vs cultural landscape vs native habitat. After a great slideshow we went over to Presidio Hill, which is an area behind the old hospital building that the army used as a landfill. We went through the hillside pulling out weeds (non-native plants) that were growing among the native plants that had been planted the year before. We got to learn a lot about the native plants, the dune habitats that were common on the western side of the Presidio before the tree plantings, and the efforts that they take to restore and maintain the native areas while they’re being established. After work I went on a run through the Tennessee Hollow Watershed, along the golf course and back through the cemetery.
Today we took a hike up Lover’s Lane, which goes from the Main Post to the Presidio Gate at the southeast corner of the Presidio, to meet up with the Forestry crew. When we were there we talked with Peter, Chris and Jason who work on restoring the forests that were planted by the Army between 1886 and 1900. All of the Presidio’s 100,000 trees were planted within a 14 years span and are all going to reach the end of their life cycles within the next 20-30 years. Currently, the trees are so tall and close together that no young trees can get enough sunlight to grow. They have a plan to clear some trees and plant more over the next 65 years so that the forest will have trees of all ages. We took a walk through the Tennessee Hollow Watershed and saw the Franciscan Manzanita, which is the only known specimen remaining. Finally, we walked up the hill to the Arguello reforestation area to remove weeds around the base of young Monterey Cypress that will enhance the existing forest on the ridge. Oh, and we also pulled some wild turnip (here's Bam with a few in her hands). The other picture below in which the Monterey Cypress have many branches coming out at the same level and are the same height show the result of topping - a practice caused by wealthy neighbors of the Presidio wanting an unobstructed view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Nice, view, but this kills the trees.
In the afternoon we went to the Officer’s Club to hear a presentation from the Presidio Historian, Randy. He started off by asking us what we were interested in learning about San Francisco and answering our questions about architecture, culture, art, history and what we should do while in SF. Next, we got a very interesting and detailed history of the Presidio and an explanation of the evolution of the buildings at the Main Post. It started out as a Spanish Presidio (fort) that took up about an acre at the top of the hill. When the US took over, they began to expand it, building down the hill further and increasing the number of barracks and officers’ quarters. Starting around 1895, during the lead up to the Spanish-American War, the Army began to build a large number of barracks on the western side of the Main Post in order to accommodate the troops that were being moved from the interior bases to the coast. It was really interesting to learn about the importance role that the Presidio had as a staging area for the United States’ beginnings as an imperial power. Afterwards we took a walk around the Presidio and learned a lot more about the buildings and the history of the Main Post. Finally, we looked at some of the areas in which we’ll be working on landscaping.
I feel like I’m learning something new every day here. Today we touched on the history of the forests, wildlife, buildings and military in the Presidio, as well as a lot of the geology of the San Francisco area. The people here are extremely knowledgeable about the Presidio and really care about it. I’m excited to learn more and have the opportunity to meet and work with the folks that clearly love this place.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
San Francisco, Baby!
We're in San Francisco! (If you couldn't tell from the title) We arrived on Monday around 11 AM and unloaded the crazy amount of stuff that we brought to protect ourselves from the unpredictable weather in SF. When we arrived we unpacked and sat down for an orientation with Jenny (the volunteer coordinator) and Joel (the gardener with whom we will be working with on most of our projects).
The Presidio was originally founded by Spain in 1776 to protect the mouth of the San Francisco Bay, was taken over by Mexico, and by the United States shortly thereafter in the middle of the 19th century. During the 1960s, some members of the National Park Service with excellent foresight got the government to guarantee that, should it ever close, the Presidio military base would become part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). In the late 1980s, the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) was signed and the process of selecting bases to close began. In the mid-1990s the Presidio was selected to close and the task of managing the park was taken up. Eventually, Congress created the Presidio Trust which is an independent federal organization - much like the Federal Reserve or the United States Postal Service.
The work of turning an active, but poorly maintained, military base into a National Park that would be visited and used by the people was laid out under a framework called the "Fifteen Year Plan." Over the 15 years after the formation of the Presidio Trust they would receive appropriations form the federal government which would decrease over time. If, after the 15 years passed, the Presidio was not financially self-sufficient then it would have to be sold off. Their initial tasks involved restoration of historic buildings and renovation to make them ready and attractive to businesses and residents to rent/lease and generate income. This was a relative success and at this point the Presidio does generate enough revenue to cover its costs. The main focus of the Trust has now to turned to transforming the Presidio into a place that would draw in the community and allow people to enjoy natural spaces without venturing too far from the city. The efforts will mostly focus on forest and natural environment restoration and stewardship, trail-building, and volunteer outreach and management.
Our housing is pretty sweet. We're living in an old barrack right next to the Main Post which is the center of the Presidio buildings. It's a two story building with about 40 rooms, a kitchen and lounge, laundry services, and wi-fi. Oh, and we each have our own rooms. In AmeriCorps. Unheard of. In the afternoon on our first day we took the PresidiGo shuttle downtown to Chinatown for lunch and then went shopping for groceries.
The next morning (Tuesday) we did PT at one of the fields near our housing, which turned out to be a rather wet experience because of the amount of dew on the grass. After getting ready for work, e went over to a Community Garden that was discovered a few years ago. Many of the families that lived at the base kept a garden near their houses that became overgrown. We worked on removing some old planter boxes to make room for the ones that we'll be building and installing next week, weeding the area around an fountain, tilling soil, spreading compost and planting dahlia bulbs. It was awesome to see the progress that we made in a day and to see how appreciative they were of our work. Once we get the planter boxes built and installed, about 30 people who have been on a waiting list for a garden plot will get one.
This morning we had breakfast with many of the members of the board and departments that we'll be working with. We stood up in front of the group after enjoying complimentary pastries and coffee to rattle off our names, hometowns, alma mater and desired superpower (super strength, by the way). I was grateful for the experience because I got to talk to a lot of the people that work in the Presidio and hear about the programming that they are working on. Everyone is super-excited to be working with us, and you could see that people in different departments were itching to get us to work for them.
After the meeting we went on a shuttle tour of the Presidio and saw a lot of the buildings around the park. At one point we stopped at Baker Beach and got out to run around a bit. I had brought the football, so we ran around the beach and checked out the battery installation there. Hopefully we'll get to go on the weekend when they do a demonstration of the guns! Afterwards we went over to Crissy Field/Fort Point and ate lunch on the wharf there before heading back to change clothes and get ready for the afternoon work.
We worked today in the tool shed that the Forestry, Grounds and Nature departments use to store their tools that they use for volunteer events. We organized the tools in the garden departments area - mostly shovels, rakes, hoes, etc - built some racks for them, painted tools, and unwrapped a bunch of new tools. Afterwards we headed back to our housing, made some delicious tacos, and then headed out for a walk. Abby, Erik, Trisha, Bam, Kristin and I walked by the cemetery and along a trail to the Golden Gate Bridge to try and catch the sunset. We knew that the sun was going down around 7:45, and at 7:30 still had about a mile to go. We jogged a good portion of the remainder, but made it to the bridge just as the sun was going down. We walked out to the first tower and then headed back to our housing along Crissy Field and up through the Main Post.
I'm making it my goal to walk all of the trails in the Presidio during the next 8 weeks. I've been walking around the last 3 days, and have seen some pretty cool stuff. I walked up to Inspiration Point last on Monday and then ran up there for PT this morning. This place is beautiful!
So far it's going great, and I can't wait to explore San Francisco and the Presidio a bit this weekend then continue working with the Presidio Trust!
The Presidio was originally founded by Spain in 1776 to protect the mouth of the San Francisco Bay, was taken over by Mexico, and by the United States shortly thereafter in the middle of the 19th century. During the 1960s, some members of the National Park Service with excellent foresight got the government to guarantee that, should it ever close, the Presidio military base would become part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). In the late 1980s, the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) was signed and the process of selecting bases to close began. In the mid-1990s the Presidio was selected to close and the task of managing the park was taken up. Eventually, Congress created the Presidio Trust which is an independent federal organization - much like the Federal Reserve or the United States Postal Service.
The work of turning an active, but poorly maintained, military base into a National Park that would be visited and used by the people was laid out under a framework called the "Fifteen Year Plan." Over the 15 years after the formation of the Presidio Trust they would receive appropriations form the federal government which would decrease over time. If, after the 15 years passed, the Presidio was not financially self-sufficient then it would have to be sold off. Their initial tasks involved restoration of historic buildings and renovation to make them ready and attractive to businesses and residents to rent/lease and generate income. This was a relative success and at this point the Presidio does generate enough revenue to cover its costs. The main focus of the Trust has now to turned to transforming the Presidio into a place that would draw in the community and allow people to enjoy natural spaces without venturing too far from the city. The efforts will mostly focus on forest and natural environment restoration and stewardship, trail-building, and volunteer outreach and management.
Our housing is pretty sweet. We're living in an old barrack right next to the Main Post which is the center of the Presidio buildings. It's a two story building with about 40 rooms, a kitchen and lounge, laundry services, and wi-fi. Oh, and we each have our own rooms. In AmeriCorps. Unheard of. In the afternoon on our first day we took the PresidiGo shuttle downtown to Chinatown for lunch and then went shopping for groceries.
The next morning (Tuesday) we did PT at one of the fields near our housing, which turned out to be a rather wet experience because of the amount of dew on the grass. After getting ready for work, e went over to a Community Garden that was discovered a few years ago. Many of the families that lived at the base kept a garden near their houses that became overgrown. We worked on removing some old planter boxes to make room for the ones that we'll be building and installing next week, weeding the area around an fountain, tilling soil, spreading compost and planting dahlia bulbs. It was awesome to see the progress that we made in a day and to see how appreciative they were of our work. Once we get the planter boxes built and installed, about 30 people who have been on a waiting list for a garden plot will get one.
This morning we had breakfast with many of the members of the board and departments that we'll be working with. We stood up in front of the group after enjoying complimentary pastries and coffee to rattle off our names, hometowns, alma mater and desired superpower (super strength, by the way). I was grateful for the experience because I got to talk to a lot of the people that work in the Presidio and hear about the programming that they are working on. Everyone is super-excited to be working with us, and you could see that people in different departments were itching to get us to work for them.
After the meeting we went on a shuttle tour of the Presidio and saw a lot of the buildings around the park. At one point we stopped at Baker Beach and got out to run around a bit. I had brought the football, so we ran around the beach and checked out the battery installation there. Hopefully we'll get to go on the weekend when they do a demonstration of the guns! Afterwards we went over to Crissy Field/Fort Point and ate lunch on the wharf there before heading back to change clothes and get ready for the afternoon work.
We worked today in the tool shed that the Forestry, Grounds and Nature departments use to store their tools that they use for volunteer events. We organized the tools in the garden departments area - mostly shovels, rakes, hoes, etc - built some racks for them, painted tools, and unwrapped a bunch of new tools. Afterwards we headed back to our housing, made some delicious tacos, and then headed out for a walk. Abby, Erik, Trisha, Bam, Kristin and I walked by the cemetery and along a trail to the Golden Gate Bridge to try and catch the sunset. We knew that the sun was going down around 7:45, and at 7:30 still had about a mile to go. We jogged a good portion of the remainder, but made it to the bridge just as the sun was going down. We walked out to the first tower and then headed back to our housing along Crissy Field and up through the Main Post.
I'm making it my goal to walk all of the trails in the Presidio during the next 8 weeks. I've been walking around the last 3 days, and have seen some pretty cool stuff. I walked up to Inspiration Point last on Monday and then ran up there for PT this morning. This place is beautiful!
So far it's going great, and I can't wait to explore San Francisco and the Presidio a bit this weekend then continue working with the Presidio Trust!
Friday, April 9, 2010
Mid-Year Transition
I forgot how crammed in these transitions are! I made it through another one relatively unscathed, though a bit tired from the week. For the weekend I went out to Davis to hang out with Maggie and attend Easter Vigil Mass. I was surprised by how how great it was to be back at St. James and how much I miss and value the fellowship that I have there. East Vigil was beautiful as always, although mercifully shorter because there were only 9 Baptisms and 20 or so Confirmations. Sunday and Monday were spent relaxing for the most part and preparing for the debriefing and week to come.
On tuesday we had our community meeting bright and early at 8 AM after rushing through the kitchen to eat before the kitchen closed at 7:45 AM. It was great to have the entire Corps back on campus after having 9 of the 28 teams in the Gulf States for the last 5 months. After the community meeting I had the distinct pleasure of attending a Service Learning Initiator meeting, followed by a PT coordinator meeting, followed by harried preparation for our debriefing that afternoon.
The next morning we had our baseline PT assessment at 6 AM, which included pushups, situps, a 1.5 mile run and a sit and reach. I am happy to report that I improved in all of the fitness measures, and my team was one of only a few that had everyone improve from CTI (booyah!).
Thursday was a crazy-busy day. Our "Life After AmeriCorps Day" featured about 20 different presentations given in 4 times slots throughout the day, as well as an "opportunity" fair during the lunch break. There was a great variety of presentations, from things like credit, finding housing, building resumes, and interviewing to non-profits, secrets about life after AmeriCorps, and the Peace Corps. Probably most exciting for me was the opportunity fair, which included lots of organizations that do great work in the Sacramento area. After the great experience that I had working with Habitat for Humanity in Sheridan, I'm strongly considering doing an AmeriCorps National program with a Habitat affiliate, either in Seattle, WA or Austin, TX. The construction manager in Sheridan did AmeriCorps in Austin and absolutely loved it. I'm still in the running to be a team leader, but I also know that working directly with Habitat for a whole year could open up some opportunities in housing and would teach me construction and volunteer management skills that I could translate into many different careers. The next two months will be very interesting.
Speaking of the next two months... I'll be in San Francisco! I know I've already mentioned this, but I can't stress enough how awesome it is. A few details. We'll be working with the Presidio Trust, which a private corporation that was created by Congress the manage the Presidio when it was discontinued as an active military base. We'll be working as stewards of the park and doing volunteer outreach and management. More specifically, we'll be building and maintaining trails, clearing brush and invasive species (termed "rediscovery"), maintaining and repairing playgrounds, organizing community days and leading volunteers on a regular basis. I'm actually quite honored to be working on this project. There hasn't been an NCCC team at the Presidio in 11 years, so they've been without us for a while. Also, the Sacramento Campus is constantly looking for a new place to move because the rent on the base is rather expensive. Currently the Presidio is the front-runner for the next base, and they're excited about the possibility of hosting the campus. We'll be having a group of folks from the national NCCC office, including the National Director, during the second week there. That means that our Unit Leader chose our team to be the face of NCCC for the Presidio and for the National Office, as well as the recipients of a challenging project. I'm really excited about this, to say the least.
I'll be hanging out in Sacramento and Davis this weekend and then leaving for San Francisco on Monday.
On tuesday we had our community meeting bright and early at 8 AM after rushing through the kitchen to eat before the kitchen closed at 7:45 AM. It was great to have the entire Corps back on campus after having 9 of the 28 teams in the Gulf States for the last 5 months. After the community meeting I had the distinct pleasure of attending a Service Learning Initiator meeting, followed by a PT coordinator meeting, followed by harried preparation for our debriefing that afternoon.
The next morning we had our baseline PT assessment at 6 AM, which included pushups, situps, a 1.5 mile run and a sit and reach. I am happy to report that I improved in all of the fitness measures, and my team was one of only a few that had everyone improve from CTI (booyah!).
Thursday was a crazy-busy day. Our "Life After AmeriCorps Day" featured about 20 different presentations given in 4 times slots throughout the day, as well as an "opportunity" fair during the lunch break. There was a great variety of presentations, from things like credit, finding housing, building resumes, and interviewing to non-profits, secrets about life after AmeriCorps, and the Peace Corps. Probably most exciting for me was the opportunity fair, which included lots of organizations that do great work in the Sacramento area. After the great experience that I had working with Habitat for Humanity in Sheridan, I'm strongly considering doing an AmeriCorps National program with a Habitat affiliate, either in Seattle, WA or Austin, TX. The construction manager in Sheridan did AmeriCorps in Austin and absolutely loved it. I'm still in the running to be a team leader, but I also know that working directly with Habitat for a whole year could open up some opportunities in housing and would teach me construction and volunteer management skills that I could translate into many different careers. The next two months will be very interesting.
Speaking of the next two months... I'll be in San Francisco! I know I've already mentioned this, but I can't stress enough how awesome it is. A few details. We'll be working with the Presidio Trust, which a private corporation that was created by Congress the manage the Presidio when it was discontinued as an active military base. We'll be working as stewards of the park and doing volunteer outreach and management. More specifically, we'll be building and maintaining trails, clearing brush and invasive species (termed "rediscovery"), maintaining and repairing playgrounds, organizing community days and leading volunteers on a regular basis. I'm actually quite honored to be working on this project. There hasn't been an NCCC team at the Presidio in 11 years, so they've been without us for a while. Also, the Sacramento Campus is constantly looking for a new place to move because the rent on the base is rather expensive. Currently the Presidio is the front-runner for the next base, and they're excited about the possibility of hosting the campus. We'll be having a group of folks from the national NCCC office, including the National Director, during the second week there. That means that our Unit Leader chose our team to be the face of NCCC for the Presidio and for the National Office, as well as the recipients of a challenging project. I'm really excited about this, to say the least.
I'll be hanging out in Sacramento and Davis this weekend and then leaving for San Francisco on Monday.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Back in Sacramento
It is so good to be back in Sacramento. At this point I'm not sure if it actually has anything to do with Sacramento itself or if I'm reacting to my emancipation from the truck/van. When I last left you with a post, Green 2 was posted up at the Quality Inn in windy Rawlins, WY (40 mph sustained, 55 mph gusts). In the morning we went over to the dealership and the truck was ready to go at about 10 AM. Our plan was to go to Winnemucca, NV which was about a 10 hour drive from Rawlins and then do the 5 hour drive into Sacramento the next day.
As is usually the case with AmeriCorps, things did not go exactly to plan. If AmeriCorps has taught me one thing, it's the importance of flexibility. We started out driving down I-80 toward Salt Lake City, when about an hour in we saw a sign saying that the road was closed because of weather just after Lyman, WY - 38 miles east of the border with Utah. As we got closer to where the road was supposed to be closed, the snow intensified, the traffic slowed, and we started to see a lot of big rigs and cars coming in the other direction. Eventually, the traffic stopped and we waited in the vehicles on the highway for about 30 minutes before the road was reopened and traffic was allowed to pass through. From there, despite the snow and wind, it was smooth sailing until we got just past Salt Lake City, where there were two accidents about a mile apart on the freeway that slowed traffic to enough to take an hour to cover about 5 miles. As the sun set over the Bonneville Salt Flats, I realized that we had not covered nearly as much ground as we needed to have covered at that point in the day. We pushed on through the Nevada desert night, and got to Winnemucca a little after midnight (which was actually 1 AM Mountain Time). Our leisurely 10 hour drive turned into a 15 hour marathon. We checked into another Quality Inn and were told by our TL that we would be leaving at 7 AM the next morning.
6 hours of fitful sleep later, we were on the road again toward Sacramento. The drive went just fine, and we rolled into town around 1 in the afternoon.At the moment everything is going well - catching up with the people who have decided to stick around for spring break, enjoying the wireless internet and free laundry, and trying to plan out this weekend.
As is usually the case with AmeriCorps, things did not go exactly to plan. If AmeriCorps has taught me one thing, it's the importance of flexibility. We started out driving down I-80 toward Salt Lake City, when about an hour in we saw a sign saying that the road was closed because of weather just after Lyman, WY - 38 miles east of the border with Utah. As we got closer to where the road was supposed to be closed, the snow intensified, the traffic slowed, and we started to see a lot of big rigs and cars coming in the other direction. Eventually, the traffic stopped and we waited in the vehicles on the highway for about 30 minutes before the road was reopened and traffic was allowed to pass through. From there, despite the snow and wind, it was smooth sailing until we got just past Salt Lake City, where there were two accidents about a mile apart on the freeway that slowed traffic to enough to take an hour to cover about 5 miles. As the sun set over the Bonneville Salt Flats, I realized that we had not covered nearly as much ground as we needed to have covered at that point in the day. We pushed on through the Nevada desert night, and got to Winnemucca a little after midnight (which was actually 1 AM Mountain Time). Our leisurely 10 hour drive turned into a 15 hour marathon. We checked into another Quality Inn and were told by our TL that we would be leaving at 7 AM the next morning.
6 hours of fitful sleep later, we were on the road again toward Sacramento. The drive went just fine, and we rolled into town around 1 in the afternoon.At the moment everything is going well - catching up with the people who have decided to stick around for spring break, enjoying the wireless internet and free laundry, and trying to plan out this weekend.
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