a day in the life

We thought that perhaps our adoring public would like some insight into how we spend our days or training. Here it is!

6:30 am Wake up
7:35 am Roll into breakfast and hope that there is either gravy and biscuits or oatmeal available.
7:55 am Quickly make our way from the cafeteria to the auditorium for our first session of the day.
8 am As a group we discuss our reading from the day before and then have time to spend with Dad, this time has been named "Second Breakfast" by Elbert.
9 am Our first session of the day. The topics so far have ranged from Applied Anthropology to strategies we will use in our new jobs. These sessions continue until noon.
12 pm LUNCH! So far the best meals have been the "special meals." These meals are supposed to prepare us for different cultures, normally they are far better than what is normally served for lunch AND we get to eat with our hands.
1:15 pm More sessions on more stuff we need to know for our new jobs, if you are really interested in what we learn send us an email and we can share some specifics.
3 pm FREEDOM! The majority of our days officially end at 3, although we often go for a few more hours meeting with different Company departments to talk about fun stuff like payroll or taxes. Before dinner we will sometimes go walking around campus or spend some nice, quiet, alone time with our Dad.
5 pm Dinner. Sometimes it is good, sometimes it is not so good. Tonight we had lasagna, last night we had something called "Jumpin' Johns." I don't know what that is.
6 pm Go see our friends or go somewhere or do homework. We are taking a class while we are here, so we have quite a bit of homework and reading to do on top of the assignments that are required by our region and by the training program.
The Rest of the Evening
We sometimes go into town and go to Target or Starbucks or we play sports. So far basketball has been our favorite evening activity. On Sundays we get to play outdoor sports like soccer or ultimate frisbee. Roger is quite the goal keeper and Courtney just runs around trying to look like she's doing something while staying out of the way of the ball and the big guys chasing the ball. Later in the evening our dorm seems to come to life and we all gather in the lobby to play games. Usually poker. I know, we're here, but we're playing poker. Don't worry, no money changes hands.

Well, I hope that can give you a better idea of what all we have been doing. We are having a wonderful time and are enjoying all of the things that we are learning. The time is going by so fast, we can't believe that we are already in week 3 (of 7). Email us and let us know how you are doing, we haven't heard from anybody in a while.