M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I

well folks...here's the word...my final team is Fire 3 and there are 9 of us all together not including the team leader...next monday feb 26 we will be driving for about 2-3 days to Pascagoula, Mississippi where we will be living until april 14!!!

isnt that crazy??? just look at the name of that place...pascagoula...hahaha...thats gotta be the deep south if i ever heard of a deep southern city name....we ll be living in a recreation center and cooking our own food...so far from what i understand we ll be doing needs assessments for people who have lost their homes and then we ll actually be writing them grants!!! AND after that we get to go help purchase the materials and actually build their houses...so its really cool that we get to witness the whole process...

just so you know how pascagoula is...let me copy and paste a couple of lines of description of the city...errrrr town

"The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census...Today, Pascagoula is home to the state’s largest employer, Ingalls Shipbuilding, owned by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems — "America’s Shipbuilder."
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's 20-foot storm surge and 30-55 foot seawaves devastated Pascagoula,[1] much like Biloxi and Gulfport and the rest of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.[2] Katrina came ashore during the high tide of 6:12AM, 2.1 ft more.[3] Nearly 92% of Pascagoula was flooded. Most homes along Beach Boulevard were destroyed, and FEMA trailers are now an omnipresent sight. Due to the major media focus on the plight of New Orleans and Biloxi-Gulfport in the aftermath of Katrina, many Pascagoula citizens have expressed feeling neglected or even forgotten following the storm. Most Pascagoula residents did not possess flood insurance, and many were required to put their home on pilings before being given a permit to rebuild.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 26,200 people, 9,878 households, and 6,726 families residing in the city. The population density was 666.4/km² (1,726.4/mi²). There were 10,931 housing units at an average density of 278.0/km² (720.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.15% White, 28.97% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.67% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.89% of the population.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,042, and the median income for a family was $39,044. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $22,594 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,891. About 18.1% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line,"

so yeah...thats where i m headed...by me just being there i should increase that 0.97% Asian rate right up hahahah...i keep trying to post more pictures so you guys can see but the connection here is so bad that it takes absolutely forever to get them up...but i will eventually...lets see what else is there that i can tell you...if you guys have any questions or want to know anything about what i do just leave a question in the comment section and i ll try to address it...i m not really sure how many of you read this but yeah...hopefully i ll talk to you all soon

hmmm...i went to see The Shins here in denver and it was really good show...much better then i expected...i got to see the little hipster scene down here in denver...

oooooh.,..someone actually came to visit me on sunday...I got to hang out with Jenna who i randomly met on the streets of SF like 6 months ago...she moved back to colorado so i got to see her...it was really cool seeing someone that i knew from back home...hopefully i ll be here in denver enough to chill some more

pitchers of beer here are only $5 at the bar we go to...so thats very nice...i usually just walk around the bar drinking straight out of the pitcher...its way more efficient...hahah...

there are just too many amazing things to highlight and i m getting tired...we had a talent show last nite and my team member is an amazing guitar player who has a couple of amazing songs...i have one of them on video that i ll attempt to put up some day...you will be amazed

i ll try to post one more time before i head to mississippi but i plan on bringing my laptop down there anyways...keep in touch people...feel free to call me sometime and i ll do the same...