Two days from now, we will have been in North Carolina for a month. In our first month here, we've done a number of things some people will never do - and for that I feel blessed. We've climbed rocks and ascended ropes 80 feet up 100+ year old trees. We've been trusted by our managers to keep an eye on the new guides throughout their first zipline tours. We've met people around Asheville to the point they recognize us when we bump into them a week later. We've shopped at stores that sell expired foods. Most importantly, we've managed to lead happy lives that are not centered around money. Of course, when we received our first tips of the season this weekend, we were excited; but it was a genuine excitement for what we had been waiting for - income. It's a good thing to know that that we can look after each other for a significant period of time, not keeping tabs on who owes who what. Sure, it will be nice when we all have beds and our house finally begins to look like a real home, but this little bit of "hardship" hasn't really been all that bad. It makes us grateful to have jobs, and hopeful that our hard work has shown to those who expect it of us. Everything is fine, and its only a matter of time until we have the choice to become the over-consuming people we once were, or to continue shopping at the discount stores. Personally, I hope for the latter.
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