Make each day a holiday! :)

(The title comes from my friend's Dove chocolate candy wrapper, but she's gotten it repeatedly so she's starting to feel she really should follow it)

Hi everyone!

The first weekend in Denver was good. Saturday we went to Washington Park to help with trailbuilding and tree planting. I mentioned that my team was assigned to food distribution for all the volunteers, but we actually go to do some trailbuilding as well! Which was really neat...it seems like you'd just dig out a trench thing and throw in some dirt, but it's actually quite the process! Washington Park was beautiful and no joke it was bigger than Fort Recovery! I was in awe while we walked around it.

So...another thing we've been trying to organize is our ISP's, because we have to get 80 hours of our own projects. Hopefully this weekend we'll be able to set up some hours at the Denver Children's Museum. I'm really really excited about that, so I hope it works out. A few of us are also talking about making a day trip to Boulder and go for a hike and explore! It's supposed to be amazing there so we'll see! :)

Here are some pictures of around campus...they really don't do it justice, but it's the best I could do! Our dorms aren't that great, but they get the job done :)

Oh! and another thing is that I joined the hula hoop club! It sounds ridiculous, but it's really really really fun! We get to make our own and everything. And I'm learning new tricks and everything! hahaha so funny. Ok, well that's all I have for now. But..if you would like to send me any letters or packages send it to...

Abby Niekamp/Class 18

AmeriCorps NCCC

3001 S. Federal Blvd.

Walsh Hall, Rm. 136

Denver, CO 80236

Love,

Abby