The ride into Beckley was normal for what we had seen of West Virginia until the end when the hills became more steep and the humidity and heat were starting to wear on us. We stayed in the Mountain State University dorms which were nice and cool. The woman who had set up our lodging and was also involved for our friendship visit to come later in the evening perhaps the most delicious watermelon I had ever tasted waiting for us. Maybe it was just a great end to what had turned out to be a hot day. The friendship visit and dinner was with an organization that helped with independent living maybe (I can't quite remember). It was a good visit; I sat across from two older ladies who weren't involved with the organization or clients but just wanted to come see the guys from the Journey of Hope. One of their daughters was the woman who gave us the watermelon. Soon after dinner we found a fun, local place to hang out where the people welcomed us in like long lost friends and were just excited to meet new people, let alone guys doing what we are doing. Some great tunes during the night from the jukebox, just to name a few included Eric Clapton, CCR, and of course... Free Bird.
The ride into Beckley was normal for what we had seen of West Virginia until the end when the hills became more steep and the humidity and heat were starting to wear on us. We stayed in the Mountain State University dorms which were nice and cool. The woman who had set up our lodging and was also involved for our friendship visit to come later in the evening perhaps the most delicious watermelon I had ever tasted waiting for us. Maybe it was just a great end to what had turned out to be a hot day. The friendship visit and dinner was with an organization that helped with independent living maybe (I can't quite remember). It was a good visit; I sat across from two older ladies who weren't involved with the organization or clients but just wanted to come see the guys from the Journey of Hope. One of their daughters was the woman who gave us the watermelon. Soon after dinner we found a fun, local place to hang out where the people welcomed us in like long lost friends and were just excited to meet new people, let alone guys doing what we are doing. Some great tunes during the night from the jukebox, just to name a few included Eric Clapton, CCR, and of course... Free Bird.
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enjoy your last few days guys, keep safe and know how proud we are of you, school should feel like a piece of cake after this. Andrew good luck on the ride into d.c. i'll be thinking of you. love Aunt Maryellen
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