There's a synonym for "overstimulated state"...

... what is it?!
We couldn't think of it today, but it's kind of looking like this might be a week of whatever-that-state is! We did make it safely here today (hooray), with a few wrong turns (of the kind where you know you did it right away, but you still get the fun of turning around with the 'burb and a trailer) and a few stops including a pizza lunch at Monical's (a highly regarded Illinois pizza chain).
The arch was beautiful with the sun glinting off it and the sky being dramatic as we drove into town. We reached our destination -Andrew's house - without a problem. He lives right next to the facility where we'll be tutoring next week. He was just about to sit down to dinner with his family, so we played kickball and hula-hooped with some neighborhood kids (Dexter, Zac, JC, and Zahara) for an hour or so. Then we headed over to the church: a big cool complex that used to be a convent (where we'll be sleeping) and boarding school for deaf children. It's air-conditioned (is it really a work trip if that's the case?! Not that we're complaining...)!
Andrew is the one heading up the program for the week, so we gathered together so he could give us an overview of the week. More on that later, but he did a great job of making us feel welcome and that our time and presence here will be of big impact for the kids we tutor, and the widows whose houses we'll be working on.
After that we unloaded and headed out to Burger King for supper, then back to the church to chill and watch a comedy video.
Tomorrow we'll get a day of sight-seeing in, and have all sorts of fun planned, since our time will be packed from then on.
Here we go!

(photos from the day)