Recuperation

So... It has been a little over a week since the fire broke out. The RA's were called back to campus on Monday where we met for a 4 hour debriefing. We were trained in basic grief counseling, had our questions answered, and were filled in on the plan of action for the next week. Tuesday and Wednesday RAs were on campus 11 to 8 organizing students trying to get things out of their dorms and for general cleanup on the campus. It was a long 2 days but it really helped with closure.

It was really amazing, by the time I left campus on Wednesday, grounds crews had made huge progress in clearing put burned brush, contrustion crews had cleared the site of math building completelt and had begun to rebuild path bridges, and cleaning crews had made almost all public buildings habitable. School has been canceled until December 1 and faculty decided that distance learning was the best option, so we are still following class sylabi while we are in our respective towns. Praise God: my biomechanics project was the only thing stressing me out about this semester and it was canceled because its a group project!!So the only homework I have to complete over break is a painting for my art class which isn't really homework.

I am currently in Monterey with my dear friend Aubrey and her family who have become my adopted california family. It has been nothing but relaxing. Aubrey's Aunt's significant other has been spoiling us and treated us to a nice lunch and pedi- mani's. Joyce is a fantastic cook and I've had nothing but fantastic food thus far. I've been going to bed at 10 and getting up at 10 the next morning and there is nothing on my schedule. I miss my family terribly but this is a nice alternative for the time being. Hope everyone else is well!!