Busy Busy Bee

          Wow, I don't know how people write everyday! This past week has been absolutely fabulous and without a second to spare. On Wednesday we spent the day hiking the Rocky Mountains and taking in the raw beauty of nature. I am blessed to say I have seen some very beautiful places across the earth, but I must say, The Rockies are one of the most peaceful and breath-taking places I have ever seen. Here are a couple pictures from the day (note the final video, my favorite part of the day was being able to just listen to the sounds of nature):

          On Thursday, we spent the morning hiking in Boulder. Now I understand why everyone wants to go to college in Boulder! The town seamlessly pairs nature and city-living into one. Here's a couple pictures from that day:



we hiked about midway up that first peak!



me and my roommate with all of Boulder in the background

      Last night about 20 AmeriCorps kids went into downtown Denver to participate in a protest called Occupy Denver, one of many protests across the U.S. that stemmed from Occupy Wall Street. The protest here in Denver takes place in a park with a large amphitheatre were locals play concerts for those who are participating, so we thought we would have a good time listening to music and finding more about what the protest is really about. When we got into downtown we found out that the main street had been closed for the Denver Zombie Walk, which we had a lot of fun watching go by. All-in-all it was a very fabulous night full of friends and new experiences. The freedom of being able to just go out and explore has really captured me here and spark my desire to continue exploring the world once AmeriCorps has ended.

A zombie band!

At Occupy Denver