Chapter Services Retreat and Cincinnati

On Wednesday of my first week of work, we found out that we would be leaving Oxford for a campsite about an hour southeast of here. It would serve to bring us together as a team and motivate us for the job. The campsite was very nice. Air conditioned cabins, nice bathrooms, great food, and all sorts of activities. We had a facilitater, Dave, who lead us through the program and gave us many lectures on personal development. The retreat was great and it brought us all together, and made us a lot closer.

When the retreat ended on Friday, all of us new consultants packed Rick's truck and went to Cincinnati. Brendan's mom works for Marriot and was able to get us a nice room right in the heart of the University of Cincinnati for $50. That night, we headed down to Great American Ballpark and saw the Cincinnati Reds play the Cleveland Indians. One of my goals during my time here is to see as many major league baseball venues as I can. The game was a blowout and it was the second time in a week that I had seen a home team get beat by 13 runs. Crazy. There was fireworks after the game, which were awesome. One even came burning down into the crowd. Saturday we ventured across the Ohio River into the great state of Kentucky. We checked out the Acquarium and got a bite to eat at an Irish pub. We headed back to Oxford later Saturday afternoon. I still need to get unpacked and get everything settled. Good thing I have a three day weekend.