Mount Shasta

We had an absolutely lovely day today with our hosts...It started off with my vocational visit to the Public Broadcasting Studio which gave me a better appreciation of what happens behind the scenes at a television station. I got to play with the cameras and edit footage etc.... real fun! It's a small studio and what amazed me most is that the facility was run strictly by volunteers! They volunteer because they know it would benefit their community.I love it!

There was lunch at Lilly's and then the drive up to Mount Shasta. Mount Shasta literally blew me away, as you can probably see why...

The winds started to pick up though...we're expecting a storm. I hear it's supposed to snow tonight..We'll see..I'll turn the electric blanket on from now.

Senior Projects was really cool.. We went to this highschool where Seniors had a couple of months to work on a project of their choice. We saw everything from concrete tabletops to smoke sheds to cake decorating and even taxidermy (the act of mounting or reproducing dead animals for display)....... hence the bear in the picture.... Ahhh! what a day! I'm tired so off to bed... I have laundry to do early in the morning....so wish me luck! :)...and warmth....Until next post.

Snow!

Etna is a really beautiful place! I've experienced snow for the very first time guys! It's only the first day and I know this trip was worth it already. Can this get any better?

My first day here..... Thanks Lorraine! Thanks Gary!

It's 11:30 AM here,Oregon time - which means it's actually 2:30 PM in the Caribbean- a 3 hour difference. I didn't sleep much 'cause I was too excited! So I've created a blog- thanks to Google- so everybody will know what I'm up to.

My host family is Gary and Lori Fleck! I can't thank them enough for opening up their home to me. Lori is a hard-working member of the Rotary Club of Scott Valley, a small club of 26 members but very active in the community. They focus more on youth activities. My hosts are certainly making sure that I'm comfortable a.k.a. warm..LOL. Gary hooked me up with an electric blanket last night and Lori lit up the fireplace...It's all nice and warm...inside :).Outside isn't so bad though..14 degrees celcius... Don't know if I can handle anything lower than that. We'll see.

Anyways I know my "dog-loving" friends will appreciate the picture I've taken of my new friends....Gunner and Sylvia. Aren't they cute! They're so well behaved as well.....Tonight we'll be attending a fund-raiser for the Scott Valley Local Family Resource Center so I'll keep you guys posted on that.

Thank you Rotary 7030 and 5110!!!

Hello friends,

I'm here in California !!! And excited! After several stops and 26 hours in the air or waiting at the airport- I can definitely say that it was sooo worth it. We got the best welcome at the airport. Some pictures were taken of us with our extremely sleepy faces so if you do see any of those going around-it wasn't me.. :) So I'll be in California for three days and then we transfer to Southern Oregon. Everyone has been so nice and what I've seen so far of the country is that it's absolutely gorgeous! Let me take this opportunity to thank my sponser club- Rotary Club of Port of Spain West- for the opportunity to participate in GSE Oregon. And a special thank you to Rotary Districts 7030 and 5110. I sincerely look forward to the experience that lies ahead.