Tuesday afternoon

Tuesday afternoon during free time, a group of us went to the Sun Sphere, an exhibit in Knoxville from the World's Fair in 1982. (See pictures of the golden sky-scraping tower.) We took an elevator up and were able to see out to the mountains! We had a lot of fun in the World's Fair Park, rolling down the huge hill and enjoying the sunny afternoon.
Later, we went to Mt. Zion Church's after school program and participated and assisted with the programming. We first played games for a while, meeting different children. Then, we took part in their classes, which were Dance, Bible, and Health. It was great to get to see another after school program where Americorps members work and our buddies got to see more ways that Americorps members serve communities around here.
We came back at night, hung out, and made Breakfast for Dinner, full of fancy eggs, chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, fruit salad, cinnamon rolls, and more. The cooks had a lot of fun making the big meal, and those of us not cooking played Duck Duck goose, sang songs, and played other games. We had some more crazy dance sessions, making up our own dances and using moves learned from the after school program, and continued with the Life Map activity. We really got to know people so much better, with Adrian opening up more than ever before and others chiming in, asking questions, and really enjoying the bonding experience. We hung out late into the night, and got to sleep in Wednesday morning!