bridges are more beautiful than bombs are.

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted a blog! Or at least, I feel like it has been. It’s not necessarily because I’ve been lazy… just more so that I don’t want to spend time on a computer because there’s so much else to do. I’m still loving this project and where we live. It’s definitely good, honest work. At the end of the day you feel good. Tired… but good.

So 2 weeks ago I basically did construction on the bridge we’re building. It was frustrating at times. The construction part is very fun, but it’s hard to do construction out in the middle of the woods. Our vans can only make it so far, and we pretty much have to carry the rest. Unless we get lucky and person driving a 4-wheeler is nice enough to assist us. It’s way fun though and also fun to learn what all goes in to a bridge.

This past week was our summer camp for the kids. It was so, so, so much fun! What a change from working alone in the woods where you can relieve yourself in the cover of trees, to going back to being “cool big kids” to all of the younger kids. We had three age divisions and I was with the oldest group. They were around 7th grade and the best group I could have asked for.
We were the red team, and had lots of team spirit. We got to help teach the kids a lot of different things about nature and outdoor living. We went on nature hikes, fishing, kayaking and other fun things.
It was a very positive experience and helped me to see the park through new eyes once again. It was also good for me because this week is Bible Camp at Hopevale : / i will miss it terribly, but i hope it's the best one yet!
almost a month until AmeriCorps is over??
it kinda hit today... that's not a long time at all.

annnnd. side note- Beth left yesterday for Bike and Build which, for those of you who don't know, will involve her biking across AMERICA!!!! crazy. she's one of my main inspirations for doing AmeriCorps.
i'm super proud of her.

abigailinprocessssssssssss

Hey! check out that snapping turtle. it was not happy with us.
anyway.......

New Caney, Texas is so unbelievably hot and humid! I’ve never ever experienced this kind of heat before. Today is finally rained, relieving us a tiny bit from our sauna we’ve been living in. It has been at 90% humidity for the past few days, basically you walk outside and you’re wet before you even lift a finger. By the end of the day, I’m soaked and it’s prettttty nasty.
Also… while we’re on this slightly disgusting topic.. I drink like a gallon of water a day and I never have to pee! Trust me… if you’ve ever been on a road trip with me… this never happens. It makes me feel healthier. Also.. About the whole healthiness concept… me and a couple of my teammates have given up pop (or soda as the rest of the world except for people in Michigan and Wisconsin say) for the whole round. We’re not going to drink a drop until the last day of travel back from this project.
So this week for work has been alright. We, for the most part, have been working on the trail. We did some clearing and leveling of the ground. We started building the first bridge also.
On Saturday we got to do something cool for the park. We did surveying for them. This meant that we sat at specific locations throughout a city park in Houston and we counted people. Age estimations… and sometimes gender estimations : ]
It was fun though. My friend Daquan and I sat at the jogging trail and counted people. Amongst the hundreds of joggers that ran past came Warren Moon. For those of you who don’t know, he’s an hall of fame QB that played for the Oilers. I didn’t recognize him, but a few runners on the trail and my friend all recognized him...pretty neat. All in a day’s work : ]

I do miss home a lot lately. I’m excited to see everyone again.

Love,
Abigail
In process.