MMMMmmm...so im finally settling down for the evening. My muscles are sore and I decided to head to bed on my own volition. Either I am getting old or today was a good day of hard work. i prefer to think the latter. We had an early morning today that began with morning prayers at 7:45 am. There is no better way to start your day than by having the first few words out of your mouth (aside from the inaudible noises and grunts) be prayers thanking us for a peaceful evening and the strength for the day ahead. Good thing we prayed for the strength because I was stuck on rock duty today. We had to go and collect rocks from Near Island to line the beds around the cathedral. Because of our insane efficiency, we were finished after only a few trips. We returned with the last load of rocks and finally took a moments rest to realize that we were all caked with a layer of dust and mud. All of us said silent prayers and complained out loud that we wished we were clean. God answered those prayers and sent down some of that wonderous Kodiak rain to clean off that mud. Today was our most efficient day thus far. We got so much done together as a group. Thats an impressive feat in and of itself considering we are composed of mostly teenage kids that are lazy and get distracted by anything shiny. We were able to clean the classrooms, paint the decks, finish the painting in the cathedral, do the weeding, finish the rock beds, and finish cleaning th chapel. As a reward for our hard work we took a stroll downtown this evening (downtown is a 1 minute walk from the senminary and uve already passed out of the downtown area before u even know u entered it). Regardless though we made our way through the town doing those good touristy type things and taking pictures of the natives. We observed their local customs of ordering at McDonalds, shopping at Safeway, and driving around while we walked through the town...I guess history class didnt lie...they are hunter gatherers in a way...they hunt for bargains at Wal Mart, and gather food in their shopping carts. Im sure this wasnt the case years ago. My dad keeps reminding us of his harsh days up here at the seminary and how they had to walk up hill both ways in the snow to get anywhere and how he once caught a fish "thisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss big". Personally i think this picture here is more actual size: <|||><| . Thank you all for your prayers and assistance. We re having a blast and getting a lot of work done. Don't miss us too much.
-Sleepless in Kodiak,
Alex Safchuk
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