Apprenticeship Orientation 2008

New apprentices In InnerCHANGE come to our orientation in San Francisco. Usually this happens in September, but this year, due to circumstances we hosted it in January (which is why it's Orientation 2008 even though it took place in 2009). This years group is older than past groups and are such a great group! Every time we host orientation I realize just how amazing the people I work with are.

Both those coming into InnerCHANGE, and the team that hosts these events. I worked on this event with Dorcas, Darren, and Ester (see picture with group of 4). Ester was an apprentice last year in Los Angeles, but this year she's living in Omaha and flying out a few times just to play event coordinator for us! Darren flew in from London, and Dorcas lives in LA.

The apprentices this year are:

• Top: Beth, Marth, and Joel
• Bottom: Mike, Grace and Kevin

Part of what makes InnerCHANGE a community is the
attention it pays to symbol and tradition. This is taken during the celebration and commissioning service for new apprentices. On the table is a team symbol for all the different teams in InnerCHANGE.