Alternate Spring Break 2005

Southern Appalachian Labor School (SALS)
Kincaid, WV


MISSION

To learn about different communities, experience the outdoors, meet new/different people, help others, and learn about house-building.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Learned to understand people of different background and cultures,  

from group members and from the West Virginia community

Learned how to work in teams

Meditated out in the heart of nature

Connected to the people in the community and each other

Learned about the house-building process

FAVORITE MEMORIES

Late night dance party to country music entertainment – crazy beyond comprehension!

Searching for the ever-elusive world’s smallest post office and the infamous

Beauty Mountain and ending up in the middle of nowhere

Having dinners together

In-depth group conversations

Walking on the planks for the new house foundation in the sun

Connecting with people from different backgrounds

ENTERTAINMENT

Hiking

Bowling

Dinners out

Driving through nature

Group conversations

Sightseeing

Musical performances by locals

Dancing

Going to KROGERS!

Visiting Charleston

FAVORITE QUOTES

“Well, Charles, maybe if you didn’t eat the microphone, that wouldn’t happen.”

        John to Charles after Charles said that if he had a cold,

anyone who used the mic after him would get sick

“Moo means Moo!”

“Cool, Cool” – Michelle

“How ‘bout, no.

“I think I could hibernate for the season w/all the food we ate this week.”

“Anyone want to go to Krogers?”

“Let’s do the Charleston in Charleston.”

“Charles, you’re just ugly.”

PARTICIPANTS

John DiCamillo

Melissa Cheung

Yeow Huat Kevin Au

Charles Kim

Veronica Lam

Jasmin Lau

Lena Makaroun

Jaren Siew

Fabian Wenyi

 

SITE LEADERS

Michelle Chikaonda and Nhan Tu

 


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