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I really don’t know where the last month of my life went! It seems like everything has been so busy lately. I haven’t even had time to sit down and write a blog entry. So I’m going to try to briefly recap the last month of my life. Let’s start with the fact that I [...]
March Madness
Another WorkFest has come to an end. Week 3 started off great with lots of warm weather. The first 3 days of the week it was in the 70′s which was a nice change compared to all the rain and cold weather we had in Weeks 1 and 2. Week 3 we pretty much got [...]
WorkFest 2011…Rain, Rain and More Rain
Well WorkFest is in full swing! Currently we are in the midst of Week 3, our last week. It has been a busy and exhausting last couple of weeks, but our crew has gotten a lot of work done and I’ve gotten to meet some amazing people over the last few weeks. Out of the [...]
It’s here!!!!!
It’s that time of year again. The time when hundreds of college students from all over make a trip to Kentucky and serve the people of Appalachia. Yes, it’s WorkFest time! Today begins the first week of WorkFest for both the Sandy Valley and Cumberland Valley, or as most long term volunteers like to call [...]
Sledding, Road Trips and A Goat Shed
Well the weather in eastern Kentucky has been crazy. Thursday all of us were grounded for snow and Sunday it was sunny and about 60 degrees out, so in a matter of a few days the weather has turned around. I’m hoping this is a sign that spring is coming soon. As I said Thursday [...]
Changes
It is not very often that all three Housing crews get to work together on one project. Well this past week we were all together on Robert’s (another housing crew leader) jobsite. He needed some help getting things wrapped up at his participant’s house. It is always interesting to see how everyone works together because [...]
New Year
Well this is my first official blog post of 2011!!! I believe the last time I wrote I was getting ready to go home to CT for the holidays. My visit home was wonderful! I was able to see lots of friends and family and even got to experience a snowstorm in CT. I was [...]
Layers, cold weather and the holiday season
Well it is officially starting to get cold in eastern Kentucky! Last week was Thanksgiving and it was about 70 degrees out and this week I think the high was about 45, so a very drastic change in weather over the last week. So you would think that after working in housing last winter I [...]
Ohana means family
“Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind. Or forgotten.”- From the Disney movie Lilo and Stitch. This quote seemed to be very appropriate for the events that have transpired in the past week. On Wednesday night I drove to Huntington, West Virginia to pick up my sister (Jess) and my best friend ( [...]
Retreat and more!!!
Well it is the first of November already and honestly I do not know where October went! Last weekend we had our Fall Retreat, which is put on by the Volunteer Program. There are two retreats every year, one in the fall and one in the spring. This Fall Retreat was up at Camp Shawnee, [...]
