10/28/2018 0 Comments On Trent onFree verse poetry of the day: Break out. FROKE out! Horizontal solidarity. Rota. Calamari. Salad. “Is this what marinara looks like in the states?” Ruth and Zoe. Groceries. More groceries. freezing. Hard or soft shell tacos? Is there a ghost in our house? More to come. Hey guys! Welcome to our blog, where we, the Social Circus Princeton Breakout Trip group, hope to document the ups (and downs) of our week long trip. We are currently in Princeton’s backyard of Trenton, NJ to work with the Trenton Circus Squad. The Trenton Circus Squad is a non profit organization that provides opportunities for local youth to learn and teach circus arts. Their mission is to encourage young people to realize their potential and power to set and reach goals, and share their knowledge with others. Not only will we be working and practicing directly with the Squad in the upcoming days, but also we will be creating a promotional video, updating the website, taking stock of the equipment, compiling relevant literature, sorting photos, and, most importantly, throwing a spooky, freaky, and creepy crawly Halloween party. Today started rough. We were stranded and starving at the Wawa. None among us had known such hardship, or tasted such “bad” food. But there was a rainbow at the end of the storm. It came in the form of a Chrysler. We rolled out and made it all the way to Trenton to meet with co-founder Zoe and Squad alum Ruth of the Trenton Circus Squad. We were given the run down on the organization as a whole and what we would be working on this week. From Trenton Circus Squad we trekked one store down to Trentini’s, the most Italian of all the spanish restaurants. As we “watered” and dined, we planned our groceries for the week. We seven retreatants, with trolleys three, did set upon that bizarre Bazaar with glee. Divide and conquer with a plan, with our trusty iCloud notes in hand. With a tip of the hat and a shallow bow, we came to the Center of Faith Justice. It is big, it is empty, and it is cosy. We love it. Dinner was specTACOlar. TACO bout a great first meal made together. But in all seriousness, we are super excited to see what is to come. After sitting down with Zoe, we were able to better understand the support we would be able to provide in whatever the Trenton Circus Squad needed. We hope that we will be able to develop relationships with the youth even over the short period of time. It has been great getting to know one another and getting to know Trenton. lowfive, JIMJ BCB (pronounced: JIH-mee BISS-kits)
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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 |