this is what hell feels like... but hell is more mild

we rolled into lake havassu on monday and it was about 110 degrees... our bus broke down and we had to wait for the other bus to come back and get us... then we had a few days to do CI i taught some kids and that was cool... but when it hit abot 125 on the third day thats when i was sold hell is colder then lake havasu... but despite the heat it was a butiful place and i had fun
Dylan

wow

i cant belive its been about 2 months since i left home... its been quick and with mexico coming up in about a week its not slowing down much... so far its been good

the second day of ci before the shows in durango

today i went to a soup kitchen called manna soup kitchen... it was very interesting, i met a bunch of cool people there and a couple of folks who have been wondering looking for jobs... i was telling them that carpet cleaning is in need and that we cant find people who want to work. their ears perked up and they asked if the company still needed people. i told them that is was the most demanding greuling work they will ever do and the starting was around minimum wage but they said that it beat driving around looking for work... natrually i called mom and gave the guys the shop number and they said that for employment they would be willing to drive to washington. and they only got more excited when i told them that it was from 8 in the mornig until 11 at night. i cant vouch for them but i know that anyone willing to uproot and move 20 hours away is willing to tug a hose up the side of a building. also i told them flat out that if they did poorly or slacked they most likley would get let go and they seemed to find that funny and said that if they found a job they would do all in their power to hold on to it. i thought this was a good thing and know that we need a few strong backs for the summer and that dedication can outweigh training if its strong enough... the means to live are as strong a motivator as they come... i just hope that even if those guys dont end up cleaning they end up working somewhere... but other then that we served at the kitchen and i got to serve pie... everybuddy loves pie... officially. and then we sat down and ate with the people who were there and it was shocking to me that many of them had full time jobs and had to choose between transportation to work and food on the table and their choice that day was an obvious one... we sat by mothers of many and people with degrees and the uneducated all at one table then we celebrated a mans birthday that had just been released from the hospital some months ago from what i assume was a biking accident, in which he tipped his bike doing about 75 to 60 and ended up in a little white bed surrounded by doctors. he was 49 today and we sang happy birthday to him in 5 languages... it was nice.

Dylan Folsom... pro mountian climber?

ok so im in durango colorado with this rockin host family the johnsons and my community impacta for the day was going to be heading out to see how the civil air patrol does its thing and saves climbers... i get in the van and instead of the nine people that we have there is ten... so long story short i ended up clearing trails in the mountains. we get to the place where we are supposed to begin the 45 miniute hike and i stay back with phil (bussiness manager / band leader) and laura lynn ( vocal instructor) to help the people who had a rough time making it up this mountain... we turn our backs for one second and the whole cast dissappears... so the three of us are trying to find the cast and a few kids come back because the hike is to hard... its flat out the most ridiculous mountain hike ever crafted by the devious hands of satan himself... so we stay with the kids until their ready to decsend then phil (the biggest of the three of us ) heads down the mountian leaving me and laura lynn to carry this big gatorade container up this mountain... we start the ascent... then behold like a sign from god that were screwed to begin with the trail branches out in two directions... we decided that we should take the right fork after looking for the cast up both. the right fork is not fun... but we persevered and hauled this hellacious water jug up to the top of the mountain... end of story... or it would be... if it had been the correct mountain. instead we come to the end of the trail and theres no cast. so with our water jug about two gallons lighter because of use we head back down the slope of death. this time were smart and take the left fork... and we have got ourselves a guide... but were still carrying a helacios amount of water with noone to help us and switch off on it with us... having climbed the mountian once we climbed a seperate peak that made the first look like a nice gentle hill. we stopped about every turn and eventualy left the water because we were to exausted to continue with the water jug. then i was proven wrong in the theroy that without the jug the rest of the hike would be much easier... wrong again ... when we finnaly got to the top i was afraid that if i sat down then i would never get back up... but we made it to the top of that mountain and now its a great story to tell my grandkids.... when the blisters heal
-Dylan ( mountaineer)

the first show day and my b day

the first show was amazing then we stayed up until like 12 taking down the set. i passed out at about one o clock and woke up on a bus headed for aspen. that was yester day. today we cleared trails in aspen and it was one of the most butiful things ever. tomarrow we have another show on fanny hill in snowmass village and it should be quite interesting to have an outside show. then we have a freeday and we are going to go to the farmers market then can food all day... its good because i havent canned food for so many years. every since apple butter in like 4th grade. it should be fun. then we are going to a neighborhood potluck in the evening and i may try pickled peaches.
-Dylan

the first strike and the first community impact day

we did our first strike the other day and it started to dump rain as soon as the electrical equipment came out but i got to ride a light stack up a truck lift so it was good. then today we did our first community impact day and i got to paint at a church all day and it was fun. also a few people had a paint... war... and the carpet was the victim but luckily we have a great staff that banded together and helped fix their mistakes.
-Dylan

new post for a new weekend

had a nice relaxing day today... wenrt bowling... starting to dance better but thats not saying much... miss home but not enough to visit yet... doin good granny... make sure to tell mom i finnally blogged and spend the day with her because im sure shes lonley
-Dylan