Made it to WY!

Praise Jesus! Nicole and I made it safely to Lander, Wyoming after driving 15 hours through the night. Also praise the Lord that my brother's wedding was extremely awesome! The entire week before the wedding was so fun and busy, Britt was such a kind, calm bride right up to walking the isle. Many tears of joy were shed and sleep was short, but I was so blessed to be apart of the entire celebration! (Pictures to come in the future)

I have been in WY for 3 days now. On the first day I met my classmates, discussed expectations and policies, and toured around the "NOLS campus." The next day we spread out our gear for inspection from our course instructors and purchased any gear we still needed. Then we learned how to use bear-spray and how to respond to bears. We also began in-class WFR (wilderness first responder training). The following day we had CPR training, more technical WFR training and in the evening we learned how to set up our tents. Today in our WFR training I administered my first shot (of saline solution) into a fellow-student's arm! In fact, everything we learn, we practice on each other (in pretend scenarios). Later we will get our group gear and pack our backpacks and prepare to head out to the field (the Absaroka Range and will do some hiking in Yellow Stone). There are 3 re-ration points we will have to reach along the way, and we are hiking to the furthest point from a service road in the United states!

Please pray for:
~Energy: I am still trying to catch up on my sleep from last week. I have been getting very tired every afternoon and I have just been sitting in a classroom most of the morning. I know that once we are hiking I am going to need even more energy to carry my pack.
~Health: I am so nervous about getting sick or flu-like symptoms while on the trail. Sometimes stress or over-exertion can upset my stomach and I do not want to hold the group back.
~Continued quality conversations with my peers while on the trail.
~Each student has to teach 3 classes while on the field. I would appreciate your prayers that my classes go smoothly.

Thanks so much for your prayers and encouragements!
I will update again in a month.

Love and blessings!
~Amy