Habitat for Humanity: I Helped Change a Life :: Community Service, Service Learning

When I first heard of the offer up trip concept in Habitat for Humanity, my ears twitched, recognizing a genuine product, knowing to bring astir(predicate) true changes, rather than making the affluent chance good theyve done a thing to help solve the instaurations problems. From day one, I knew my trip was in good hands. Weeks to begin with my trip to Guatemala, e-mails began streaming to my inbox encouraging us to fund-raise, informing us about the project and raising expectations.I realized that there will be about 150 volunteers, and that the Habitat for Humanity office set a goal to build 10 homes in just 5 days. I received detailed itineraries and knew there was someone on the other discontinue taking care of my food, lodging, safety and travel.When we arrived in Nebaj, the small town where the houses were to be built, we found our accommodations, received information packs and protective helmets, and met a large gathering of volunteers whose enthusiasm and jolliness w as hard not to contract.Coming to the site Monday morning, I sawing machine foundations already laid and trusses, timber, plaster, other construction materials and tools prepared. Toilets, and info area, meal encamp and cleaning area neatly arranged to make our time on the site as efficient as possible.Truly, there was a survey of eyebrow-raising for me on the first day. With more than two hundred people on the site, all of which each were eager to lend a helping hand, this could take in ended in a catastrophe were it not for immaculate governing of the site, work, and individual groups.I was not surprised that on Friday, 10 blast houses were dedicated to families of former orphans. During those five days, I learned how to nail, cut and mucilage insulation to the outer shell and coat it with plaster, build inside walls and lead the final finishing layer on the house. I also detect how such low-cost houses come into existence.