So I'm finally here. I arrived in San Diego last night and was picked up at the airport by Jedidiah and Eden. I haven't seen Eden since high school so it was awesome. I was starving when I landed so the first place we stopped was In N Out. Now let me tell you something, I LOVE In N Out. For the remainder of my life my goals is to never live more then 15 minutes from one. Now I may only eat there twice a month, but knowing that it is an option is all I need. It was delish.

We took Eden back to her apartment and headed back to The Villa. My new home sits on top of a hill and it's pretty awesome. I walked in and met all of my new room mates and they all told me their names, but I can't remember them now. The house itself is big and has lots of rooms. I felt like there was so much going on. Everyone was very welcoming and I spent a little bit of time talking to Ashley, who I have met before. It was crazy late and I was exhausted so I headed to bed not long after getting in.

I woke up this morning and everyone was getting ready to leave for the office. I don't start work until tomorrow so I got to hang out around the house a little bit longer. Once everyone left I decided to start getting ready. I took the trolley up to the shopping center and picked up everything that I forgot to bring as well as some food. I ate a snack at Panera Bread and headed back to the house.

Okay, so remember that hill I said my house is on? Well when you have bags of groceries and a backpack full of stuff that hill is actually a mountain. It was a pretty serious trek up but I finally reached the summit and got into the house.

We're still waiting to see what the final living arrangements are going to be within the house so I'm not rushing around with the unpacking just yet. I'm settling in and loving it here.

Hopefully I will be able to put some pictures up with the next post and you will all be able to see the incredible view from my balcony and where I am living!

So Peter, You've Become A Pirate.

This line is not only a line in my favorite book in the world, but it is also the title of an incredible song by The Scene Aesthetic, an incredible band from Seattle Washington. They're HUGE supporters of Invisible Children. I'm so excited because they are playing a show in Chicago next weekend on a tour that the poster says is sponsored by IC. So if you live in the area and aren't doing anything on the 6th come to the show!

It's getting down to crunch time here. I'm holding what hopefully turns out to be a large screening at the Elgin VFW on Thursday the 3rd at 7pm. I'll be showing the original IC film and speaking about what I'm going to do in San Diego.

I have my plane ticket, and leave in two weeks. It's starting to get very serious. I'm so excited to join my fellow interns and the other IC staff that I will be spending the next four months with.

Catch you on the flip side...

Before the excitement starts.

So an update on the progess...
On Wednesday I had a screening at the High School. I want to thank the people that came out that night. I know that most of you had already seen the movie so that makes it mean that much more that you all came out to support me. Thank you!
I'm slowly getting ready to leave. I still have so much to do and time is going by so slowly and yet so quickly all at the same time. This upcoming week I need to purchase my plane ticket to San Diego and also start seriously considering cleaning my room. All of that will start on Monday because this weekend I am going to Illinois State University to celebrate my brother.
I will make sure to get better at posting updates (that's for your Jess).
Until next time...
Sam

And Straight On Till Morning

I'm about to embark on the biggest adventure that I have ever been on. In about a month I am leaving behind my friends, family, and everything that I know to serve a purpose greater then myself. I'll be interning at the Invisible Children main offices in San Diego California. I've never been that far south in this country before. It's going to be a completely different place and I have never been more excited/scared/anxious in my whole life. I'm going to use this blog to keep everyone updated on my life in San Diego. My goal in life is to spread the story of Invisible Children to as many people as I can and this blog is another outlet for that. I encourage all of you to check out www.invisiblechildren.com The website has pictures, videos, and stories of the organization and hopefully through that site, and my words here you will be able to see why it is so easy for me to leave everything I know to serve people I may never meet.