Last weekend we went to the mountains for a roadie retreat. This included all 40 roadies, 10 interns, and a few of the staff. We drove up to the San Bernadino mountains (about 2 or 3 hrs north) and had 2 1/2 days of time to get to know each other. This went better than I could have imagined. We were in a big group half of the weekend doing activities, and we were in our small teams half of the weekend getting to know each other on a very personal level since we will be living together in a van for the next 3 months. It was a time of vulnerability, which allowed us to be very personal and open up. My teammates are incredible and we each have very different pasts that help to make us who we are today. We were also able to share in team building activities - such as a ropes course, rock climbing wall (quite high up i may add), and a zip line (scary to take the first step off the ledge, but so fun once you are flying through the air).
This week the new roadies finished training and started to help our team with booking screenings. Its been going really well, and I'm excited to keep in touch with my contacts and continue to make progress over the next two weeks before we head out. One of my teammates, Will, has been really sick for the past week so I have taken over part of his route (Austin and Houston TX), along with some of my own (Las Cruces, NM). The calendar is coming together slowly but surely.
Unfortunately I have come down with a little illness of some kind.. bronchitis perhaps? No fun, but hopefully I will start to feel better soon. It is hard to live in a house with 51 people and not get sick when it seems to be going around. However, I have had the chance to relax this weekend and get a lot of sleep. Yesterday I also went to OB and relaxed on the beach a bit, took pictures at sunset, and ate acai (mmm!).
Good news - the internet is now fixed in the house, so hopefully I will be able to update this a bit more than I have been. Until next time..
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