Cougars!

1. The past two days I've worked for 12 hours. Blogging has had to be re-prioritized behind sleep.
2. When we went to SJ Davis to present to the teachers, we drew tears.
3. I love my team.
4. When we went to SJ Davis the next day, they had citeyarized their speech and incorporated "fired up" to be a new school chant!
5. Power greeting is such an adrenaline rush. 
6. Getting food stamps is hard because apparently the person who was supposed to help me, delegated my case to a not so nice case worker. Disaster ensues. I am now an expert at using the CY office fax machine.
7. I went to a press conference at Sam Houston and it was very fun, the Spurs mascot was there!
8. A guy who was arrested earlier was let back into the program after 17 days incarcerated.
9. This guy came and talked to us!: http://tedxstlouis.com/speakers/andre-norman/
9a. I have now personally interacted with two people who have had Ted Talks (SUCCESS)
10. Maybe one day I will have a Ted Talk, that would be cool.
11. Red wine vinegar is a quick fix solution for any issue you may be encountering with your ear canal.

Daily(s) Hero: Everyone at Davis for being so welcoming to City Year. Since Davis' slogan is "A New Day at Davis" and Davis is attempting a mass reform, it is the perfect partnership at the perfect time.