Thursday, December 15, 2011

Something I Regret Not Doing This Year

Something I Regret Not Doing This Year
By Charles Rachel

Something I regret not doing this year is not getting to spend enough time with Abigail.
I miss her a lot. I hope to change that in the future.
I want to have the best Father Daughter relationship we can. I will do everything in my power to help her succeed in life because that's my most important fulltime job.
I have done the best I can so far. I think and hope it can only get better from here.
That's what I regret most of all.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Something I Am Looking Forward To This Year

Something I Am Looking Forward To This Year
By Charles Rachel


I am looking forward to spending more time with Tonya and Abigail.
I haven't seen them in a long time. I have seen Tonya more in the past several months then I have the whole time we have been together.
I hope we can continue to get closer than ever before.I also hope to be married to her soon.

In addition I would like to be working for the Carroll County Times or close to it.
With Becca's help as well as help from the Arc and DORS , I know things will work out just fine.
these are the things I am looking forward to in the new year.

Monday, December 12, 2011

The National Baltimore Aquarium An Exploration Of Life Under The Sea

The National Baltimore Aquarium: An Exploration Of Life Under The Sea
By: Charles Rachel
I recently went on a trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore Maryland with the Arc Carroll County. We first had pizza, which the Arc had delivered.
After dinner we left the Arc and headed to Baltimore. On our way to the National Aquarium we saw the Occupy Baltimore group, which is a group of protesters protesting our economy and lack of jobs.
When we got to the National Aquarium we met the Aquarium staff who gave us special access to the exibits after the Aquarium closed. We were able to pull up on the sidewalk to get closer to the bilding. When the tour began we saw lots of neat exhibits, such as stingrays, jelly fish, dolphins, turtles, and cockroaches, as well as aligator and crocodile skulls. We saw divers in the tank who were writing messages to us making it appear the animals were talking to us.
At the end of the tour, we each recieved cups as parting gifts. This was a fun learning expirience. We now know much more about the animals and their natural habitat. The Arc Carroll County Support Services staff and clients were invited to attend this event by the part of the Aquarium,called Access Aquariun. This is an indever that provides access to the Aquarium for people with divelopmental and intelectual disabilities after the Aquarium closes. This Makes it much easier to get around. Because it is less crowed and we could see more of the exibits. The Maryland School For The Blind and many other organizations were in attendence, but this was the first time the Arc Carroll County has ever been invited to attend. It was an enjoyable expirience, and we look forward to visiting again in the future.