What a whirlwind these past two and a half days have been! I boarded the train at 11:15pm on Thursday evening at St. Paul/Minneapolis, bound for Wenatchee, Washington. The two nights/one day was uneventful - I met some really interesting people, though! One was from Grand Forks, a few were from Lewiston, ND, working on the oil fields, headed back to Wenatchee. I got to take a lot of pictures, which you'll find on my Facebook page!
This morning brought Wenatchee - I got off the train at 5:30am and headed to the bus station, where I waited to catch the 7:15 train. This time was mostly reflective - sitting in a new city, where I knew no one - and it was really, really, quiet out. It was sort of nice! The bus came, I boarded, and we left for Chelan, where I got off at the Chelan boat dock, the "Lady of the Lake". I grabbed my ticket, jumped on the boat, and we were off at around 8:30. We arrived to the Holden drop off at around 11:30, where I was greeted by hugs from people I didn't even know! "Are you Dean? You're going to be a cook, right?" - things like that - and it was really relieving. I know I'm going to be a part of a great community!
I had lunch with some of the other kitchen staff - leads, assistants, directors - who will be my colleagues for this next year. It was nice to get to know some of them before tomorrow!
I later had staff orientation, where we went over the mission of the Village, I got a little tour, got a staff coffee mug, and then got my picture taken. I then went back to my room, showered, and am now waiting for dinner and Vespers.
It's been a long 2.5 days. I'm relieved to be here.
I will update again when I can and post pictures then, as well!
From the Village,
Dean
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