Day One at Habitat for Humanity, and one of the many things I learned today, is that New Orleans is HOT. Not just like the New England summer heat that we complain about in July, but really, really hot. Despite the heavy heat, we had an amazing first day. We were not sure of our [...]
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what is knowing?
May 11, 2011 – 10:00 pm
this morning, our fearless leader mike popped out the side door of the house and told us how psyched he was that he could trust us to handle the concrete on our own. michael, magen, corinto and i looked at each other, like, “is he talking to us?” he was. apparently, now we know concrete. in [...]
Day 1: Cement, paint, and shovels
May 10, 2011 – 9:10 pm
It’s day one on the worksite and we managed to finish a cement pad before lunch. I never realized the amount hard labor involved in pouring cement. Now I know. Trust me, my whole body knows. We continued work on the inside of the house in the afternoon and also did plenty of painting of [...]
Playing in the dirt
May 12, 2010 – 9:31 pm
Today we learned the meaning of “sweat equity”… or at least we learned about sweat!
Tuesday night, Wednesday
May 12, 2010 – 9:08 pm
a beautifully finished front yard, and no sand to be seen!