Day Three

June 19, 2007

As I sit down to contribute to our burgeoning immersion blog, the day has winded down; everyone sits around playing cards, prepares to take a shower, or talks about random day experiences.
Earlier on Immersion, Mr. Shaughnessy broke the group up into two smaller groups to prepare evening meals; the groups, entitled “Hot” and “Cold,” made dinner both last night and tonight for eighteen dollars. Tonight, team “Cold” – Cristina, Bianca, Jordan, Alessandra, and Mr. Shaughnessy – made macaroni and cheese for all of us. The dinner tasted delicious as the group worked relatively from scratch and included zucchini and watermelon slices in order to round out the meal. After the meal, team “Hot” did the dishes and spent an especially long amount of time getting dried cheese out of the cheese grater.
After dinner, everyone went upstairs to a meeting room where Alessandra and I led the group in our evening reflection. Our reflection focused on simple living; we read a passage from the Sermon on the Mount and played the song “Bare Necessities.” Our group discussed the disparities of government spending on federal buildings versus combating homelessness.
Now, our group prepares for bed, and we continue to have increasingly strange conversations as the night wanes. At the moment, the topic of conversation is obscure dog mixes – golden doodle. We plan to spend the next couple of days massaging individuals, working in the kitchen, and preparing meals.
Goodnight,
Rian Dineen