A couple weeks ago our community decided to go camping together so we all requested wednesday off from work so we could go. We left tuesday night and reached our campsite in northern long island at 8pm or so. It took us a good hour to unpack, pitch the tent, get a fire started, make dinner, etc. For the rest of the night we just sat around the fire and hung out - some people went for a short walk at one point, but for the most part we were just relaxing. The next day we got up and had some breakfast, then headed to the nearby beach, where we spent the next couple of hours. To my surprise (and eventual dismay) the sun in New York works the same way as the sun in Ohio, and by the end of the day I had a nice sunburn. Such is life. Late we hung out at the campsite some more and made dinner. Then we had our business meeting, packed everything up, took a short walk back to the beach at night just for the heck of it - then we drove back to the convent.
Today Covenant House put on the Staten Island street fair. It was held at the outdoor sports complex at a school in Staten Island. I drove some supplies for grilling out and helped set up. Then I enjoyed the afternoon participating in a variety of activities ranging from throwing a football to getting face-paint tattoos on my arms (hopefully I'll have pictures soon). Unfortunately, as soon as the fair was over at 4, it started raining so cleanup had to happen in the rain.
Tonight I plan to relax and see whats happening with the olympics. Tomorrow I'm going into work for just a couple of hours to make sure an icecream social runs smoothly. Peace.
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