This summer, I led hikes for the World Fellowship Center in Albany. Every Tuesday morning, I would arrive for breakfast.
Afterward, one of the co-directors, Megan Chapman or Andrew Maki, made announcements. I was invited to talk about a local hike I was offering that morning. Afterwards, we would gather and head out, and we were always back by lunch at 12:30 p.m.
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