Some would call it a late night...

It's 3:09 am here in San Diego. And yes, some would definitely call it a late night. However, the UK roadies, as well as the New Zealand/Australia roadies are calling it "just another day at the office."

Our work day went from 9am-7pm today, along with the domestic roadies. But due to the time difference (8 hours) between San Diego and London, we have yet to talk to any of our contacts on the phone! With that in mind, from 11 pm to 3 this morning, our teams have been basically pretending that it is day time. When we work during the day, a significant amount of our time is spent trying to arrange screenings, either by email or phone. Tonight we chose to come in late as well so that we can talk to actual people on the other end of the phone. How great it will be to live in the same time zone as the wonderful people we are communicating with!!! (And much easier on our sleep schedule!) Luckily, the kind-hearted and compassionate staff here at Invisible Children have noticed our dedication to our job and are letting us come into the office tomorrow at 11 instead of 9. I really am working alongside the most dedicated, determined, creative, loving, and driven people I have ever come in contact with. Some (or most) may seem a little off their rocker at times...myself included of course...but each person genuinely and deeply cares about what IC stands for. Can't ask for more than that!

With only a couple of days until our group heads off to London, I'm beginning to realize that I haven't gotten to know as many of the domestic roadies as I was hoping. We live in separate houses and the vast majority of our time at work is spent laboring over a laptop or fighting with a calling card. But the UK roadies, our UK staff, and the NZ/Australia roadies are more than enough to handle! Haha...stories to come!

My eyelids are getting heavy, and I'm having difficulty hitting the right keys...this must be my hint to get in bed! Promise to divulge lots of information about my teammates as soon as I can find the perfect words to depict them. :)

P.s. The picture at the top right is actually of the roadie house...I live just across the street in the intern house...but you get the gist!

P.p.s. As I'm writing this, I'm saying everything in a British accent. Working with two girls, Charley and Charlie, and a guy named Simon who are all from England has obviously taken over my brain...or rather my voice box. I'm getting good though...you would all be impressed!