Two Weeks notice and Six Flags
11:30 PM
Yesterday Ryan and I gave our two weeks notice. It went very well and we both feel like we are leaving on good notes! We were both very nervous to tell our bosses, but it went smoothly. It is a very bittersweet feeling: we are very excited about joining the peace corps and ready for that new adventure, but it's also sad leaving our schools, students, co-workers, etc. We really liked our jobs so it's weird saying good-bye.
Yesterday after informing our work, we (Me, Ryan, Kristy, and Eric) headed off to Six Flags over Texas. We had soo much fun! We walked ALOT and all of us felt like old people when we got home because everything was aching! This was Eric's first time riding a roller-coaster and he loved it! He had so much fun and just wanted to keep riding more and more. There were two rides that he couldn't ride, and was sad he couldn't, but he still had a blast. What I have always thought would be soo cool is to design and implement a theme park that would tailor to dwarfs. It would be so cool for them to be able to ride ALL the rides. I started thinking about it more last night and I think if you just adjusted the seat sizes they should work for them. I'm not an engineer so I don't really know if that would work, but it makes sense doesn't it?? Then I started thinking if all you had to do was adjust the seat sizes, then there should be a way to incorporate regular size seats too. I mean most dwarfs have "normal" sized families, friends, etc. But even if you can't mix the seats it would be amazing to have a dwarf-friendly theme park where they can enjoy all the things we get to enjoy, and who cares if we can't ride. They can't ride when they come with us, so wouldn't it be fair for us not to ride while they do?? Just a thought, sorry I rambled on, but I thought it was a good idea. (And I kinda hope someone reads this and actually puts it into action... that would be sweet!)
Hey Trisha & Ryan!
Looks like we're in the same batch -- 269, leaving August 19th for the Philippines. I'll be teaching English (and that's about all I know so far). I look forward to meeting you come orientation!
--Mark
http://markfullmer.com/peace-corps-blog