- What we did . . . in your own words, thinking literally, figuratively, metaphorically, what did we accomplish. Whatever you do, make the description go beyond the plain
- My favorite part was . . .
- Did you discover anything about yourself? Describe any emotional/gut-level reactions to the day.
- In the future, I think . . .
Today at the Hoptel, we learned the purpose of the home, and how much it helps veterans in the surrounding area. We got a tour of the house, and the front and back yards. Our main task was to plant a new vegetable garden in the backyard. There was four flour beds filled with zucchini, tomatoes and watermelons. We replaced these vegetables with brussels sprouts, cilantro, basil, lettuce and cauliflower. Have of us worked out in the garden while a small group went and cooked in the kitchen. I worked in the garden, pulling out weeds and turning the soil. After the group finished cooking, they came out and helped out with planting the vegetables. Once we planted everything we had to go out behind the house and pick up trash. Behind the house was an open hilly field filled with loads of trash. Groups of us when out and picked up any trash we saw. Some things we found were very unexpected. We found numerous baby clothes, bags and food containers. After we cleaned up as much as we could we gathered all the trash in bags and had a total of ten trash bags.
My favorite part was planting all the vegetables. This was really cool to see the transformation of all the plants in the yard. It also made the backyard look very pretty with all the new thriving vegetables.
I discovered that people who run these types of homes have a lot of things to do in order for the house to function properly. I realized it takes a lot of physical and mental strength for these people to do their everyday jobs. I knew i could never have this much energy and strength to do the things these people.
In the future, I think that I have to realize how much work goes into putting these things together.
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