I’m still in Nashville. I’m still working on getting checked out, but it is better now, because Joy is here. She got here last night around 10PM after driving for about eight hours. I really needed someone to come pick me up because I have so much stuff to take home, and there are so few people with cars going straight to Gainesville.
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I’m in Nashville again!! I am working on doing all the paperwork that is required for check out, but I saw this computer sitting over here, thought it would be worth a try to see if it had an Internet connection, and viola! I’m online.
OK, now for the stories about getting here –
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Well, I am nearly done with delivering now.
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When we go door-to-door and sell books, we often get free stuff like bikes, loaner cars, free food, and tons and tons of soft drinks and bottled water. This seemed to be unusual for our group, but I got an amazing amount of fresh fruit and vegetables (I work country.)
Some people this summer have gotten pocket knives, beer, (I was actually offered tons of beer and even wine and champagne)
There are also many, many unaccepted offers for free stuff too. I have been offered dogs, cats, daughters, beverages (again), and many other weird things.
The coolest thing was just given to me last night though! I got XBOX games!! No, not just one or two XBOX games, but FOUR (4) FREE XBOX games!!
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This is what we’ve all been waiting for… delivery week!
About one more week until I am done and home.
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Finally! I am done with knocking on (new) doors for the summer. I still have a week or more of this Southwestern thing left, but I don’t have to approach anymore strangers next week, and after next Thursday or Friday I won’t have to deal with (m)any more customers either.
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Dahnell started delivering books Thursday because he has tons of customers and he has to deliver for Andrew, who died earlier this summer. This is important because these last two days and tomorrow he is waking up an hour or more earlier than I am to get on the road so he can start at 7AM instead of 7:59 or earlier like the normal summer schedule.
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I have two more days of selling left. This brings me mixed feelings which are basically positive when weighed out.
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This summer I have intimately experienced and learned the value of persistance and faith in the daily and weekly microcosms that repeat themselves out here in the bookfield. I am psyched about translating these lessons and experiences into the macrocosm of my ‘real’ life.
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I am sitting in front of a computer at the public library in Arab. I decided to hop online really quickly because I haven’t had much of a chance to do that lately. This week has pretty much sucked because I have been awake past 1AM every night trying to prepare my delivery schedule. I decided yesterday to stop trying, defy Dahnell’s demands, and just go to bed earlier (midnight). I did this with a plan in mind.
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