This week is called transition week and basically it can be a great week. So when you get back from your spike you basically have to do a debrief of who you helped, what you did and how you felt about the experience of it all and do it in front of your unit leader. Now your unit leader is like the team leader of your unit but oversees the whole unit and all the teams. Debriefs can be a little scary but to be honest their not too bad. The rest of transition week is basically a training or two but mostly finding out your next spike, packing and enjoying the little time you have with people who are not on your team.
First off I am not a public speaker and on top of that I have processing issues so I can remember things and really try but once I get up to say them only remember half of it. Transition week can also be a mini CTI during the 10 months if need be.
Ok so I told you what a spike was but what do you actually do on one? Well depending on what organization you are working with you can do many different things. Starting in Denver we worked with the Denver Mountain Parks doing beautification of the parks for a few weeks before being deployed to Joplin, MO when the big tornado of hit.
We were in Joplin for about a month which I will go in detail about later and then we went back to DMP and worked with them for the last month building a fence. You work all day with a lunch break in-between and then around 5 or whenever your project day ended you would go home and then do some PT and cook dinner before showering and going to bed. The weekends a lot of the time where free for all unless you had to do an ISP or had to do a special project.
Now how cooking went for dinner was you got 2. Round one housing we stayed in two different churches the first church the girls had to stay in a closed off area where we put up cots and sleep. The boys had to sleep in what was their exercise room but they did a huge kitchen which was awesome. It was weird to say the least. The second church was better as there were actually rooms for people to stay in but we still had to use cots. The other good part is there was a basketball court, places to run and it was closer to the small downtown that there was.
The downfall again was the showers as they were in the community bathroom and people from the community would sometimes use the bathroom when people where showering. So for our second round we stayed in an apartment.
Girls on the right, guys on the left and our TL lived in the apartment with the kitchen. I think these rank as a 3 for the best spike house. First off I had to sleep in the room that used to be the kitchen for that apartment so it had this weird curtain and no door.
Anyway my round three housing was the best of all my housing the whole time. So for that round we ended up switching teams which I will go into detail later and so with my shuffle team we stayed in this super nice apartments with again girls on the right, guys on the left and a few of our teammates lived down stairs. It was so nice definitely my favorite housing.
Now round four I had like five different housings due to how many different places we ended up. First we were at DMP which we stayed in a camp there. Then when we went to Joplin we first stayed in the gym of Missouri State, then we had to move to a church in town and then we moved again to the gym of the local high school.
After we got back from Joplin we stayed we went back to staying in our dorms. The last round was a lot but we got through it. So one thing that I did during CTI that was a big thing was spraining my ankle. I hated this as I was stuck up in my room for a week and a half during the second half of CTI. You know the worst part of the whole thing was that my dorm room was all the way at the 3 rd floor of the college and at the time the elevator was broken.
Some of my friends had to carry me up three flights of stairs. In spraining my ankle I also ended up missing Halloween and what I hear was a really fun night from what I saw on FB and stuff. Um other fun things where just hanging with my Ameri-family and just getting acclimated to the world of AmeriCorps.
Oh and of course the AmeriCorps talent show which was a lot of fun yet crazy at times like when one guy got on stage put on some dubstep music and proceeded to make a sandwich lol. It was great though. CTI Part 2. One of the best things that happened during this round I would have to say would have to be Thanksgiving. Now this was mine and a lot of my teammates first Thanksgiving away from home and it was the best.
We all helped cook and we all took really cute team pictures and got dressed all nice it was great. That was really nice of them but the best part of the night came after we left their hotel.
Once we left the hotel we decided to be bad and go to a bar. We broke that rule a little bit by driving to a bar in the van. Also this was a time when my team actually got along which would not last long. Another time that was a lot of fun was going to get hookah with the team and going to the movies to see Harry Potter DH Part 1. Being at the boarder was fun too as we got to check out the actual border and hang out with the border police who fake arrested some of us lol.
We also had some fun ISPs like when we went to this holiday festival and did the chicken dance, learned a song about the chupacobra and took crazy pictures. The other cool things we did were on the way to and from McAllen. One was staying in this really nice hotel on the way there, another was visiting San Antonio on the way back, doing a secret Santa for the holidays and watching my teammate Cole do the 72 oz.
The last one was the highlight of the whole round. It was a sight to behold and sadly Cole did not finish it and ended up throwing up. This round I would have to say was my second favorite round of my whole AmeriCorps experience and where I feel I made the most impact.
That was when we came in and helped fix her house, got them some Christmas gifts and a small tree. She was so thankful she said we cared more about her then her husband. One was going to my first burlesque show which was so much fun.
A few of my team members and some friends I had made during CTI came along and we took the train to the show. Now this stripping is classier then normal stripping as they have tassels and underwear over their important parts. The best part of the night was when we made Robert my gay teammate go up and dance with some of the dancers.
In the beginning, I was looking into programs that would help fund the rest my education. Additionally, I have always wanted to work in a sector that is in the business of helping people. I wondered if there were any volunteer programs that would allow me to join without a degree- and that is how I stumbled across the AmeriCorps website. After looking into all of their programs, I found that the National Civilian Community Corps was the best fit for me and decided to apply. The application process is fairly simple.
First, you collect two letters of recommendation and fill out the online application form. If you make it through that screening process, you will be invited to complete an eligibility interview via phone call.
When the Corps staff decides you are a good fit for the program, you will receive notice and a welcome packet in the mail within a couple weeks of completing the interview. You may apply to Traditional Corps at 17, if you will turn 18 before arriving on campus. Must be a U.
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Corps Members are responsible for completing Corps Training Institute CTI , earning service hours, participating in physical training and contributing to various team activities. Team Leaders are assigned a team of Corps Members. This role is not a staff position; however, Team Leaders are expected to guide and support the team throughout the service term. Please note — Anyone may apply to be a Team Leader. Prior service experience is NOT required. AmeriCorps NCCC applies the upper age limit at the time a member arrives on campus and is activated as a member.
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Vinton is a river community with a vibrant shopping district and many family-friendly events and activities. This county seat community is home to over 20 chainsaw carvings and nearly a dozen larger than life murals on the side of area buildings. Our historic homes, courthouse, train depot, and the former Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School are all great additions to the charm of our community.
Halfway between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids , Vinton is a competitive, self-sufficient business community focused on growth and hometown service.
The heart of Vinton is about four-square miles, so most destinations are in easy walking or biking distance. There are several leisure activities available to members on campus and in the Vinton community. There is a pool on campus that team leaders and corps members can use during NCCC posted times.
There is a community pool in Vinton that members have access to during the summer when on campus. There is also a basketball court, exercise room, fire pit, outdoor volleyball court and plenty of space to relax and enjoy the outdoors on campus. Applicants cannot choose their home region and are placed on a variety of internal factors. Members live in dorm rooms while on campus for training, transition weeks, closure and if they have a local project.
You will be assigned to a room in one of our dorms that will serve as your "home base" during your term of service with the North Central Region campus. The dormitories are co-ed, with usually three to five people living in each room divided by gender.
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