Time to Make Like Usher and Get "Caught Up"

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday I had BTA (basic training academy?) and my days were filled. I was so busy that as the week progressed the dismissal time got later and the arrival time earlier so when I got home it was off to bed.

On Wednesday, well honestly I don't remember much about Wednesday. I know at the end of the day we had a picnic at this really nice park. One of the main reasons I went was for a free dinner. Crushed a few burgers, enjoyed the time outside and that was that.

On Thursday, I got to tour the National Museum of the American Indian. That was awesome! It's a museum that I probably wouldn't have gone to, but I was required to and learned so much. I toured it with about five or six of my friends and we weren't afraid to bring out our inner nerds in the conversations we had. We discussed everything from the earliest forms of biological warfare to how in earlier times gold wasn't looked at as a form of currency. There are so many gilded artifacts in just one display that if the United States melted them down (and by no means am I suggesting they do this) it would probably make decent impact in lowering the national debt.

Later on Thursday we did this taxing exercise called a privilege line. The leaders would read off a sentence and if it pertained to you, you would take either a step forward or backward depending on the instructions. We held hands with the people next to us and you didn't want to let go. You would endure more pain than normal in your shoulder because letting go was a significant moment. I was able to hold hands with one friend for the entire game. As for my place, I ended up in the middle, not overly privileged but not disprivileged either. I'm proud of who I am and my family and how I got to where I am today, but some of the calls were difficult. I put things in the back of my mind and didn't think about the roadblocks that I had to overcome. Even though my parents aren't together, they both love me and are not afraid to tell me that. They both played an integral part in my education and it sucked to see that for some, it wasn't the case. In that sense, yes I am privileged and if I'm lucky enough to reproduce one day, you know damn well that my child(ren) will know that I love them and that education is the most important thing growing up.

After we debriefed that exercise, we had pizza for dinner. Yeah free meal number two of the week!!! Following that was a talent show and my City Year peers can rock it. I didn't perform anything but given the opportunity again, I would've done the acoustic version of Waka Flocka Flame's, "No Hands".

No explanation really needed here

On Friday we had guest speakers all day. It was a longish day but parts were fun. After work, (love saying that) a bunch of us got together and headed out on the town. Dancing was had, swingers were creepin', and I'm still an idiot when it comes to getting on the right metro at crucial moments of the night/early morning. I got home at 3:45 a.m.

Today will give me some much needed R&R and allow me to fill out my application for food stamps before probably headin out again tonight.