No Climbing: Training/Workout/Food (All things climbing, without climbing)
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Adam Leedy wrote:out of curiosity, what are you doing for Americorps? I ask because you make your situation sound pretty terrible. Living in an extended stay and eating on 4.75 a day? Three years ago I lived with two roommates who were on an Americorps stint and they lead pretty much normal post college style lives. (i.e. they didn't have a bunch of cash to burn but they could still afford a six pack of beer occasionally). What you describe just doesn't compute to me.That was what I was thinking...sounds pretty painful! |
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For the most part I'm alright, though I've been getting the hunger for rocks really badly recently. I need to at least go bouldering or something. This is pretty rough. |
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This might be a dumb question or implicitly suggested in your OP, but do you have access to a car and/or weekends off? I believe the NRG is only 5 hrs away. Not close enough for evening sends, for sure, but if you're really itching that's for sure a do-able weekend trip! And if you don't have a car, I'm sure there are many DC area climbers making that trip every weekend. You could find them through Partner Finder on this site, or like others have mentioned, try to pick up some volunteer hours at the local gym. |
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That sounds so grim. |
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You live very close to Sportrock, a decent climbing gym. Perhaps go there and ask if you can do some work in exchange for gym access. If you are serious, send me a pm. I am friends with several of the partners, the general manager and the yoga teacher so you could at least maybe get your foot in the door. Honest work for gym access seems like a fair deal to me. |
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Eli, send me a PM. I used to live in the area and still frequently pop down into DC for work. I'll actually be in DC this coming week for at least 3 days for some meetings. I have some beautiful leftover mahogany finger rungs I ripped on the tablesaw to make a full fingerboard. I'll bring them down with me and you're welcome to have them, free of charge. You'll have a fingerboard to take with you wherever you go. Like I said, PM me though. |
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denver.craigslist.org/spo/4…
as an example. Great recommendation on the hangboard |
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Thank you so much! I'm headed out towards rock creek today to see what I can find. If anyone happens to see this and wants to meet me or show me anything, just shoot me a PM and I'll give you my phone number. |
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Quit the stupid gig that you have and get a real job and then go on a climbing trip after working for 6 months |
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5.samadhi wrote:Quit the stupid gig that you have and get a real job and then go on a climbing trip after working for 6 monthsI'd kind of agree with this point. Unpaid (or extreme-poverty wages), full-time internships on a "volunteer" basis are exploitative. I've dealt with AmeriCorps in the past and thought that the way they treat their "volunteers" (aka barely-paid employees) very badly. If you want to be broke, spend your time in school; at least you have a degree to show for your time. Otherwise, get a real job; then you can live in an actual apartment, have money for a gym membership and gas to go climbing, and so on. Work should be given a reasonable wage. |
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I did AmeriCorps for a year and my advice to you is to get food stamps; you will qualify. When I was in i felt conflicted about the whole food stamps thing because i have never applied to a government program and could have probably survived without it. However, AmeriCorps stipend is intentionally designed to make you poor enough to have to apply to programs like these. Also, because i was working predominantly with a low-income population, going through the process of getting food stamps was a very educational experience. Also, it was an extra $200 a month... |
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I choose not to apply for food stamps, as I do not have a permanent address and do not want record of me receiving federal aid. It's kind of crappy the way that it is set up. |
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Eli Buzzell wrote:I choose not to apply for food stamps, as I do not have a permanent address and do not want record of me receiving federal aid. It's kind of crappy the way that it is set up.If you are a volunteer that gets paid via stipend from a government program, then that is considered government aid. Remember, you don't get a salary for the work you do, you get a stipend for living expenses. Also, if you have student loans that are deferred because of volunteering; that is another type of aid. The government presently paying the interest on your loans,if you have em. So your record is already tarnished. That's what happens when sign up to you get paid shit. Also, homeless people get food stamps all the time without a permanent address... but who am i to judge... enjoy your ramen! |
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Eli Buzzell wrote:I choose not to apply for food stamps, as I do not have a permanent address and do not want record of me receiving federal aid. It's kind of crappy the way that it is set up.If you are a volunteer that gets paid via stipend from a government program( ie AmeriCorps), then that is considered government aid. Remember, you don't get a salary for the work you do, you get a stipend for living expenses because you a volunteer. Also, if you have student loans that are deferred because of volunteering; that is another type of aid. The government presently paying the interest on your loans,if you have em. So your record is already tarnished. That's what happens when sign up to you get paid shit. Also, homeless people get food stamps all the time without a permanent address... but who am i to judge... enjoy your ramen! |
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Eli Buzzell wrote:I choose not to apply for food stamps, as I do not have a permanent address and do not want record of me receiving federal aid. It's kind of crappy the way that it is set up.I now feel significantly less sorry for you. Whining about your situation but not doing the one thing that could make it substantially less uncomfortable because of some high horse you're sitting on is moronic at best. |
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You can file for foodstamps using the social services address as your "home" address if you are homeless. You will receive your card in the mail to the social services office where you can pick it up. |
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While I won't file for food stamps, I thank everyone very much! |