Jamie's blog entry
Today
Holly, Chris, Jim, and I finished off the tiles on the bathroom floor. It was a really cool experience to learn how
to place, glue, and cut the tiles into the right kind of shape that the room
needs. It was scary at first, especially
when we used the tile cutter saw all on our own. Just like the rest of the work here, once you
get the hang of it the task becomes really fun; I now like to think of myself
as a tile expert, but that’s just me.
The
really cool thing about the area we are working in is how frightening it
is. You don’ feel safe walking around
here in any way possible, yet you see young children walking down the street
alone coming home with grocery bags all by themselves. These kids are so used to this being their
everyday life. It’s crazy to think that
something we refer to as dangerous is completely normal to 5 year olds.
When
you first see a large black man, bandana hanging from his sagging jean pocket,
you instantly are a little freaked out about if he will say something, hit on
you, just stare at you, or even hurt you.
We don’t know these people, their lifestyles, or what they’ll do. The phenomenal thing is they all surprise
you; they are as friendly as can be. If
they see you they’ll smile and say “Hey” or “Thanks for your service.” They are so grateful we are here and helping
out their area. The cliché term is “You
can’t judge a book by it’s cover,” and it’s true. These are great people with tragic stories
that are touched we are helping them, and if you listen to that tragic story of
theirs, they might just touch your life as well.
-Jamie Donahue
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