"Flush Often"

"Flush Often"

 

Day 1 started at 6:30 a.m (before the sun was even up). We split up between the two vans and hit the road to head for Memphis. After dealing with Nashville traffic and people not knowing how to drive, we arrived in Jackson for a nutritious lunch at dairy queen. After chicken fingers and blizzards we headed to tour the University of Memphis. Elizabeth tested her luck and tried to park in the parking garage with the van. After having to completely turn around in a line of cars, we finally parked. We met our tour guides, Ashton and Jordan, in the University Center. We learned all about the free events on Memphis campus and the student life. We saw some really supportive Vol fans... and also some very angry Memphis Tiger fans. (In hindsight, it might not have been the best idea for us to wear all of our Vol gear on their game day.. But hey, GO VOLS). We really thought it was neat that they had so many tiger statues on campus. Also, their student involvement center does a great job of booking big name people for concerts such as B.O.B and Ludacris. We also learned that different businesses use one of their facilities and part of their contract is to meet with the business students on campus to make connections. 

 

After leaving Memphis, we headed to the Church that is housing us. We played some ice breaker games. One of these games included horse and bull frog noises. We will just leave it that. After learning more about the church and to "flush often", we headed to Walmart to stock up on food for the week. We now have a team making grilled cheese and soup for dinner and a team working on keeping you updated on whats going on. After dinner, we have Diane and Will, former alternative break leaders, sharing their experience with AFB and how it has benefited them in their future career. 

Day 1 was a success! We can't wait to get to work tomorrow and have a full day serving the community here!