So, I realized I forgot some stuff in my last post. Mainly, The Point In Time Homeless Initiative survey. My Monday and Tuesday night was spent at training and an emergency shelter. The Denver Road Home initiative was trying to measure homelessness and reasons that people were homeless, were they were staying, the resources they were accessing, etc. SO, we were volunteered to help. Monday night we were at training and Tuesday night we went to Crossroads Salvation Army emergency/transitional housing shelter. It was sooo eye opening to see these homeless men and talk to them and hear their stories.
Yesterday, Friday, and Today, Saturday, we went to the Downstream Neighbor Water Symposium. Friday night we watched a movie called "Journey to the Universe" and it was eye opening, and kind of touched on how everything is affected by water. We did not stay for the keynote speaker and instead went to an a play based on Shakespears Othello. It was supplemented with a real life dialogue from a domestic abuse cause which made it very powerful and sort of depressing.
Today, we went back to the symposium for the break out sessions. I went to one about Bolivia and their water crisis and then one about fracking. Both were interesting, but did not really spark any need for change. I do sort of want to learn more about fracking though to see why some people are soo passionate. Evidently, it is very serious!
I have been struggling this week with some homesickness. I miss the people at Wartburg, but not the place. I love the city, love the mountains, love my internship, but miss all of my friends at Wartburg and my friends from home. It is so strange only having a few friends here to rely on. We are together so much that it is getting to the point where we don't really want to hang out anymore. It's a struggle every day. But, as I find myself more and more wanting to explore I find new parts of the city that I didn't know existed. Finding new coffee shops, new bakeries, new places that i would LOVE to live. I found places that I want to keep going back to just because it was so peaceful being there.
Today's adventure took me to a neighborhood called Lo-Hi. Lower Highlands is built on a hill, so I definitely got some exercise. To get there, you go down the 16th street mall and keep going. Literally. Across 3 pedestrian bridges and up a hill and boom! There you are. It had this old fashion ice cream shop and a nice bakery where I spent some time talking to the owners mom. It was well worth the sun burn and walking up hill.
Tonight is just chilling, movie and wine and some light homework. Tomorrow, I think I am headed to The International House of Prayer with someone and then out to Red Rocks Amphitheater with someone. I am really looking forward to both things. Red Rocks is supposed to be amazing and I cannot wait to be in God's amazing beauty again.
Although I miss you all, I still like letters :)
Amanda Woodin
285 S. Lincoln Street Apt 4
Denver, Colorado, 80209
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