Hello, y'all. River 10 is still in Hattiesburg, Mississippi y'all. We are working hard with R3SM to get their second floor close to ready for some volunteers to have a place to stay. We are doing jobs while the plumbers and electricians get their acts together and come on down to help out in Big Blue. Until then, we've had a full almost 2 weeks since I last posted worth of work.
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| window framing |
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Last week Sam, Jamie, and I installed window frames. The ouside of the window frames and the windows were installed by a Canadian volunteer group, and let me tell you, the only good thing from Canada is for sure the hockey, they had quite some trouble installing these windows. That's where the 3 amigos came in. We went to each window on the second floor and installed the inside frame. This took quite some measuring and advanced knowledge of construction, which clearly we all have. After our site supervisor, Darryl the great, taught us how to successfully measure each window, use different saws, and use the all powerful nail gun, we were off to the races. This was our project from Monday to Thursday. The three of us had some minor issues along the way, and I would like to share one with y'all. As we were on probably window twenty-somethingish, we were standing in the room that needed 2 windows done. We had the air compressor, ladder, nail gun, boards cut, and the wide open nice 100 degree heat blowing through the open window. Sam was on the ladder nice and high. Most people know if you've seen a ladder that there is a part that can swing out to hold items such as a paint can, or something of that nature. We used it to hold the nail gun. As we noticed that a board we measured was too long, we had Sam get down to check it out for herself. As the three of us were staring at an open window, we heard a cord winding. We looked down and the nail gun was headed out the window of the second floor. We all grabbed for it like a scene out of a movie. We all poked our heads out of the window to see it dangling in front of an office window on floor 1. We know the office it was in front of, but that will remain a secret. It was kind of the laugh the three of us needed and a moment we needed to regenerate some new energy in us to finish the project. We, in total, completed 30 windows. Day one was slow, only completing 7 windows. By Thursday, we had 9 done by lunch, bringing our day total for the last day to 15. We dominated this project.
Friday was a slower work day, and since we worked so hard for the week, we got to get off work a little early. This was perfect for 3 of us since we piled into a little red car and headed to New Orleans for the weekend to visit some of our Amerifriends. Let me tell you, I love New Orleans a lot. I had a great time and it was a nice escape to see some of my best friends in the program that aren't on my team. I look forward to plenty more of those weekends in spikes to come.
This week is kind of a short week for us. Monday, I helped a few teammates construct the studs and outline of a bathroom. We had to fit the shower into a small area and measure, cut and nail in boards to frame the bathroom. Since a few of us were on this project on Monday, we continued it today. We put in another bathroom on the same floor. Yesterday was a little more complicated because we were teaching people how to do certain tasks because a group of us had done it on Monday. I successfully taught how to measure the bathroom out and successfully hammered my knuckle on my index finger. Large swollen bruise, but worth it.
It has been extremely hot, but I am really enjoying learning more about construction. Last week, we also learned our round 3 spike project! Round 3 already, kind of gross how fast time is flying. Our team is going to Tallulah, Louisiana to help transform a school into a place where an after school program will take place. Our team will help get the facility ready with playgrounds, landscaping, and minor construction. We also get to plan and implement a football and soccer camp. I am pretty pumped. We will be staying on campus in good ol Vicksburg, so I will get comfortable with my dorm. More details to follow on this project!
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| getting the bathroom alllll ready |
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| Johnny and Darryl doing some work |
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| such skill |
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| Finished product! |
Anyway, that is all for now. We get today off, and River 10 is headed to Gulfport, Mississippi to enjoy the beach! Happy 4th of July to you all, especially everyone in OGT, my favorite place in the world. I miss everyone, but I will be home July 27 for 10 days. Can not wait to see some of you!
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