Sadly, today is my last blog post and last day of my Alternative Break. Continuing from yesterday, I worked to repair the elderly lady’s bathroom. I got to cut the grout holding the tile pieces together more, or most of it. Then, I was able to use my muscles and break the rest of the tile with a hammer. After that, I screwed in a few extra two-by-fours to be able to attach the drywall. Since it was the second day and we already knew what our assignments were, we were accomplishing a lot and making a lot of noise, especially inside the bathroom. I hope you can imagine all the noise we are making in this tiny little bathroom. I mean we’re cutting grout, tearing off trim, smashing tile, hammering nails, playing music, and screwing in wood and drywall. That’s a lot of noise, except when we stop. You can only hear one sound, other than the construction noises from outside.
“B, 13. 0, 64.”
The elderly lady was playing bingo, and I thought it was the cutest thing. Looking back on it now, it makes me realize everyone is the same. Now, I do not know what her background is, or what her life has been like up to today. However, I do know that when I reach her age, I will probably be playing bingo on the computer. That was one of the best parts of helping this elderly lady fix her home. It was the best because I was much younger than her and we probably have different life stories, yet we would still end up doing the same activity. It is similar to going on Alternative Breaks. In the beginning, we went to different cities, did different activities, and helped out different people. Yet, in the end, we all left a mark on where we spent our week of volunteering.
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