Today was the first day of our volunteering at one of the tornado relief homes in Moore, Oklahoma. Once we got there, I noticed the neighborhood looked like the three stages Moore was going through. On the west side, there were newly constructed and completed houses while on the east, there were many houses under construction with a few still destroyed from the tornado. It was touching to see all the houses being rebuilt even though the tornado hit more than six months ago. Seeing the actual disaster came like one big gust of wind, and it hit me really hard why we were there. Although it was sad to see that they were still rebuilding six months after the tornado, it made me even more dedicated to help out these tornado victims by giving them something more than a home. I was helping them build a place to live, a place to make memories, a place to relax, and much more. When we started working, I was not doing a very good job. Let’s just say, I was not the strongest one in the group. I did not let that stop me though. I was determined to do other tasks, no matter the size, and that is how I became Nail Lady. We had to nail these metal plates into the top corners of the walls. To quicken the pace, and because I didn’t have the strength or the height, I decided to tear off the nails and hand them to my group members. That was my job for the morning. After lunch, we were waiting on the materials and did not have much to do. We were able to hammer in some nails that were sticking out of the boards. Then, we had to compile them together in a scrap pile to quicken clean up later. Despite all the more negative that happened, it was a good day, and I was excited to continue the reconstruction of the town the next day.
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