Friends and Benefits

Hello friends!

Day 1:
7:30 AM arrival at the Rutgers Student Center. It was cold. It was early. Not fun.
However, after arriving and seeing everyone's bags in the vans, the group's adrenaline quickly rose and we all headed off to the open roads. Well...we stopped for some amazing bagels first and ended up getting a free green bagel in honor of St. Patricks Day. Huzzah!
After driving for about 3 hours, the group stopped by a Dr. Seuss Memorial where we took some typical tourist photos and had some fun. After going to the memorial, we thought why not visit the town's armory as well? Let's all follow Merz's gps! -__- bad idea. We were unable to find the entrance to the armory and eventually gave up. Ah well...at least we were able to hear Mike's goat cry. Soon after that little adventure, the group went to Crackerbarrel for some lunch where Merz beat everyone in checkers.



Arrival at the lodge: we all went to explore the mountain searching far and wide for some incredible views.

Day 2:
First day of school! Bright eyed and bushy tailed, the group woke up and left our lodge at 7:00 am. Needless to say that off of our college student sleep schedule, the group was not very awake at first. However, Jeannet's peppy attitude quickly woke the entire group up. After going over some facts about the school, the group split up into their separate classrooms for a fabulous day of classes!

During reflections, the group reflected on how amazing the staff was. Also, we talked about the special needs of the students and how we approached them throughout the day.

After classes, we all found a really cool tree house and did some more exploring.

Day 3:
Snow day! About 14 inches of snow fell from the sky. (Certainly not typical NJ weather) Anyhow, we were all assigned to a group home and spent the day there. Each of the homes were extremely accommodating and we all connected to each of the students there.

Here's to more adventure!