2 Months Until Iowa!

In 2 months I will be leaving on my new adventure for the AmeriCorps NCCC. Beginning my application process on Christmas of last year I cannot believe that it is almost finally time to go. I have yet to find out my travel information and probably won’t for quite a while.

We recently had a conference call where we discussed the types of projects, how they are developed and how they are chosen. We won’t find out the projects we will be doing until we arrive to campus, go through training, and our teams are assigned. We head out on our first project on March 17^th and I cannot wait.
We have seen a little snow here on Nantucket and it has been rather cold but nothing compared to Iowa. I have been checking the weather lately and it has been as low as -10 degrees Fahrenheit (Brrrrr).

XoXo

-Katy-

Nantucket, MA-Manchester, NH-Vinton, IA

Hi Everyone!

I'm leaving for the AmeriCorps NCCC in just under 3 months and I couldn't be more excited. I'll be keeping a blog throughout the 9 months to keep everyone updated on my travels. For my first blog I decided to compare my hometown, my college town and my station for the AmeriCorps NCCC program.

XoXo

-Katy-

Nantucket, MA

Population (2000): 9,520 Males: 51.3% Females: 48.7%
Average Age: 36.7 years
Population Make up:84.5% White, 7% Black, Asian, Pacific Islander Population .8%, Other 7.8%
Year Settled: 1641
County: Nantucket
Area: Land: 47.8 sq. mi Water: 1.4 sq. mi.
Elevation: 30ft
Average Household Income: $71,902
Average House Value: $1,128,696
Fun Facts:Nantucket means "faraway island" in Wampanoag and is 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod.

Manchester, NH

Population (2000): 109,395 Males: 49% Females: 51%
Average Age: 34.9 years
Population Make up: 87.3% White, 3.2% Black, Asian, Pacific Islander Population 4.%, Other 5.4%

Year Settled: 1751
County: Hillsborough
Area: Land: 33.0 sq. mi Water: 1.9 sq. mi.
Elevation: 280ft

Average Household Income: $49,721
Average House Value: $240,600

Fun Facts: Referred to as ManchVegas for it's underground gambling, the old Mill Buildings are now homes to many businesses in Manchester

Vinton, IA

Population (2000): 5,085 Males: 47.4% Females: 52.6%
Average Age: 38.4 years
Population Make up:
White, 97.7%
Hispanic .9%
Black .2%, Pacific Islander Population .2%,
Year Settled:
County: Benton
Area: Land: 4.30.0 sq. mi
Elevation: 789ft

Average Household Income: $41,233
Average House Value: $104,917
Fun Facts:Vinton, IA was featured in the John Travolta Film Michael and is the home to the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School