10/31/2018 0 Comments AWAP (As Wholesome As Possible)Happy Halloween from all of us here at Trenton Circus Squad! We’ve had a busy day embracing all the festivities of the season, hard at work preparing a Halloween-themed party for the Squad. In the morning, we split up to accomplish different tasks; Melea, Jean, and Betsy went to ShopRite to stock up on food, Isla and Claire went to the Princeton Surplus store to get furniture to renovate the squad’s office space, while Julie and Ben stayed behind at the Center for FaithJustice to bake cookies for our party (Ben played a CRUCIAL role: inspiration for Julie). We reconvened for lunch, a nice pesto pasta dinner, courtesy of Julie. It was very delicious. After lunch, we went looking for a party store to buy supplies for the party. We almost went to a very run-down store called Dollar Dollar Dollar Dollar Deals, but instead we went to Dollar Party Plus. We got streamers, which we put up in the factory, the circusy place where circusy things happen. Claire and Isla went to Pennsylvania on a failed trip to dispose of old filing cabinets. On the bright side, they brought a desk they picked up from the Surplus store into the office, and it looks really nice! Ben and Jean got some good footage during practice for a thank-you video for donors.
We ordered a big dinner from 1911 BBQ for the squad. We had wings, pulled pork, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, sweet candied yams, fruit and cheese, and lots of candy! They all thanked us for the feast. We had very good conversations over dinner. Ben talked to one of the instructors who had moved here from Jamaica five years ago. He talked about how circus helped him navigate the transition. After dinner, we organized an amazing costume contest. We split up randomly into groups of two and had ten minutes to put together a partner costume from the stash of costumes the Squad owns. Costumes included Shrek, Fiona and the Donkey; Traditional Irish Fairies; Ghostbusters; Sexy Clowns, and many more! We all had a good laugh, and in the end voting by applause made the team with an old man and his wife win. They then got to do face-paint for one of the instructors. After the party, we had a cookie-decorating station and bonded over sneaking on people to get frosting on their faces. We then cleaned up, hugged our friends good-bye, and went home. On the whole, we all feel like we’ve gotten to know members of the Squad on a deeper level today. We can’t believe tomorrow is the last day we’ll be spending time with them, and saying good-bye today was already tinged with bittersweetness because we know our time together is running out. None of us expected to make such good friends on this trip, and we will cherish the time we have left. Some quotes from the day: “It was such a mess” - Isla “Yeah, I feel like that’s just a theme of your life” – Betsy “Read this with an educated accent” “Say more.” – Betsy “More.”- Julie “No. Say more.”- Betsy “MORE.”- Julie “NO!”- Betsy With love, Jimmy Biscuits
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Trip LeadersIsla Weber '21 grew up in Indiana amongst a family of artists, musicians, and performers. She has been doing aerials for 8 years and teaching for 3 and is excited to share circus arts and the many benefits it brings with the Princeton community and beyond. In the case that she doesn’t run away with the circus in the next few years, she plans to major in Neuroscience on the Premed track (maybe Cirque Du Soleil is looking for a new onsite doctor?). ArchivesCategories |