"The Ark"

Today we went on a walking to of "The Ark". The Ark is a facility where people who are down on their luck (homeless, jobless, etc) go to work and live in a secluded community. The facility has a doctor, schools, church, community center, etc. It was an odd experience for me because I felt like there was something that was not quite right. The people seemed very content with their situation, but I felt like it was a pretty depressing place. The community is based around a certain sect of Christianity and in order to be accepted into the community you must attend church, devotion, and bible studies daily. I had a problem with this because I feel like if the mission of the facility is to help people it should not matter how a person worships, or if they even believe in God. Also, it was difficult for me to understand the fact that the facility used a barter system to help people get back on their feet. What happens is that there is no money exchanged between people, you live there for free and each person has a job ----Utopian Society. The problem is that the people living at this facility may never be able to leave because they have no means to support themselves because there is no money or resources to live on your own. These are just a few thoughts I had about the tour today, I hope that people don't get upset reading this, but if so then write me something back and I will respond.
The rest of today I will be relaxing by the pool and reading a book. It will be nice to enjoy the beautiful day and relax before leaving on our 2 week holiday vacation. Tomorrow we will be leaving for a long adventure. During the holiday we will do a number of things: visit wild life preserves, bungee jumping...maybe, swimming, repelling, hiking, camping, and...... a lot more. It will be difficult, maybe impossible for me to update my blog during holiday so I will be keeping a journal on the trip so I can come to the internet cafe after we get back and remember what I did! Alright, well I may not be back on here until April 15th so I hope that everyone stays well and stays safe.