Dreamers and Seekers

This morning we invented and participated in the first “take-your-unemployed-friends-to-work day” when we followed Nancy (moving across three lanes of DC traffic in 100 ft) to her office in Virginia. She works for a Just Neighbors, a non-profit organization that provides legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees. We were impressed as she told us about her job, shared client stories, and offered legal advice in Spanish to Javier over the phone.
After we left Nancy and DC, our next stop was Sarah’s friend, Kathryn’s, house in Harrisonburg, VA. We wanted to get there via Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, so we turned off the angry GPS and forged our own route using old fashioned AAA maps. It was fun to see the scenic overlooks, and Ali was excited to meet fellow Michigan folks at one pull-off point. Well, fun described our Skyline Driving for about 45 minutes, until Sarah started to get carsick and we realized that at the rate we were going, taking Skyline Drive to Kathryn’s house would take us all day. So we turned around, submitted ourselves once again to following GPS directions, and drove more directly to Kathryn’s. We’ll probably return to Shenandoah National Park tomorrow for some hiking (especially since we already paid for a multi-day pass, I’d like to get $15 worth of scenic Americana experiences). 
Now we’re at Kathryn’s lovely home and are headed out to play Frisbee. We like that people here have southern accents.
-Robyn