To help Habitat construct a home for a family of 4, to
impact the ACCOMPLISHMENTSCleared brush, rubbish, and stumps in preparation for a future house Put up the exterior walls, most of the interior walls, and most of the OSB Learned to use a chain saw and other construction tools Gained confidence in our own abilities and learned about each other Gained appreciation for Habitat and learned about Americorps and other opportunities to volunteer FAVORITE MEMORIESBonfire on the last night with everyone who had worked on the house Going to the cabin and meeting the Iowa ASBers Putting up 2 huge walls before lunch Carriage rides Exploring the market Web exercise Bowling Playing mafia Doing cartwheels on the beach Sitting in a pretty graveyard Ghost tours Jumping into the dumpster and goading Yan into jumping into the dumpster Denise (the woman whose house we were constructing) presenting us a cake that said “People like you make the world a better place.” Working on the OSB boards and general teamwork in construction Last night of sharing gifts and discussing what we learned about each other ENTERTAINMENTDowntown Ghost tour Eating out at great restaurants Bowling Fun games in the house Shopping in the market Historical tour Mafia games FAVORITE QUOTES“Oh yeah” “Git ‘er dun…Got ‘er dun!” – Ken (regarding chain-sawing stumps) “My heart is melting.” – Yan on the last night of reflections “Today was B-E-A-U-tiful!” “It’s not a sunburn, it’s just circulation.” “You get to pick.” – Ken “I think I’m a wonderful person.” – Yan “Because I was washing my mouth…with mouthwash.” – Barney “Does someone want to hammer my nails” – Yan (arm exhausted) PARTICIPANTSFlora Chang Jiquan Chia Meghan Daly Colleen Donovan Andrea Hong Elisa Lau Yan Ling Ken Morgan Eunice Suh Meghan Vail Roy Wong Vladimir Zykov SITE LEADERSKelly Tek and Connie Yang
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