The beginning of a new adventure:

Jordan and I moved out to Half Moon Bay, California on January 2nd, 2010. Tank was supposed to join us, but due to inclement weather, he had to stay in Ohio with his grandparents. It just doesn't feel the same without him here! After almost 12 hours of traveling, we finally walked into our new home!

On Sunday we unpacked and ran errands, trying to stock up the fridge and plan meals for the week.

Monday was my first day with Not for Sale. This week we are in San Francisco at the "Academy"/"Urban House" (so much new jargon to learn).

Not For Sale rents a beautiful Victorian home in the heart of SF that Westmont College owns. Westmont uses it during the year to house interns working in SF on social justice issues, and during the breaks, NFS rents it to host their Academies. Monday was the first day of the second week of their Investigator Academy, which is: an in depth two week training session for those desiring to become Abolitionist Investigators of modern slavery. Attendees will be educated on how to properly record, document, and map all of the various types of human trafficking through hands on education, training, and meetings with experts in the field. They will learn how to identify probable cases of human trafficking, how to properly record cases of human trafficking, and how to effectively confront slavery in supply chains. By certification, attendees will be equipped with the knowledge and tools they need to become investigators of modern slavery in their own backyards. (www.notforsalecampaign.org)

Monday, my head swam with information. Tuesday, my head is still swimming and by Wednesday, (today), I kinda feel like I am drowning a little. Hopefully, tomorrow I will be buoyed in knowledge. I must sign off now, but will fill in details tomorrow.