Day 3: Mandatory Fun Hours

Sadly, I don't have any pictures for today because I spent it all here on base. We woke up bright (haha) and early and met up at the pool at 7:45. We sat around for a while going over chem testing, the pool manual, the rotation procedures, as well as typical pool duties that just need to get done in general. We ended up not doing our skills scenario bc the people never called, but I don't know if my relief is a good sign or a bad sign. I'm glad we were took the time to prepare for a "scenario" but in general it just makes me really nervous. Then we ate at the bowling alley, which was seriously the best pulled pork sandwich I've had in a while. (Yeah... at a bowling alley). Then we visited the shopette and picked up some random items for our "bbq". Taylor and I's room is looking pretty bleak, so we were getting desperate for decorations and I almost bought a cute little fish pinata. We had a few more briefings thrown in there and then tonight we were surprised with the first of many "Mandatory Fun Nights". Which are pretty much a mix of games, icebreakers, camp a songs, bonding,  junk food, and competition. Just as we were getting ready for our bbq, the rain decided to remind me that life is not so different in Italy from how it is in Oregon. Megan cooked hot dogs on the grill (aka the microwave) and we had a potluck of oreos, reduced fat oreos, zebra cakes, chips, salsa, and m&ms. Pretttty classy. Groups 1 and 2 battled it out for the first night of "house points" ...think Harry Potter style... and I'm getting even more excited about this summer and my team. Tomorrow will be one full day of learning about Italian culture and going to the post office and commissary! Hopefully Taylor and I can gather a few things to beautify our room and make it feel more like home. Italia flags are on our shopping list, so I'm crossing my fingers that we'll find some in Pordenone on Friday.