Georgia

I have been here in Georgia for three days now. It is quite something. Monday I just traveled. I left from my work at 4:15 AM. It was a long ride to LAX. After that, a plane ride to Dallas and a two hour layover. Then came the plane ride to Jacksonville, Florida. From there I took a bus from the airport to FLETC here in Georgia. (FLETC= Federal Law Enforcement Training Center) I am staying off the base at a Comfort Inn in the city of Brunswick. I have a roommate. She is in my class. Her name is Geis and she is from New York. She is also Dominican and she has a fabulous accent. She came with a few other guys from New York and they all have fabulous accents. They are fun people. They didn’t think they had accents though. They did think the people here in Georgia had accents. They do too.

Tuesday we began training. The first day was pretty easy. We had orientation. We were issued uniforms and gym clothes. But yesterday, we got down to business. First, we had to take our physical fitness test. If you can’t pass that, then you have to leave. There is no need for additional training. I of course passed the test, since I am still here. Unfortunately one gal in our class didn’t make it. I felt so bad. She was so close.

Today we had weapons training. I never shot a gun before, but tomorrow we start. We just had classroom stuff today.

The food here is fabulous. There is a lot of southern food. Mac and cheese, casseroles, fish, fried chicken…

I rented a car for the weekend. I think I will see the sights of Georgia. I am sure there will be pictures. The internet here isn’t super though so, I will do what I can.