so my therapist session was normal... average... you know, its not helping that much, but then again i just started opening up to him so thats good. but when i walked out to my car, i realized i dident have my ipod. so i went back in, and it wasent there, but my therapist said hed keep an eye out for it. so now im out of an ipod.
on top of that, monday i dropped my phone and my buttons on the outside of my phone poped off, and i dident realize it. went back an hour later to look for it, they were gone... so now my phones buttons are hard to use...
i really want an iphone, i mean come on, who dosent? but, its an extra 20 buck a month, and at least 200 to buy the phone itself. but, that being said, a normal ipod that id want would be at least that too. so would it be worth an extra $240 a year to have it all in one? idk... i gota think about that haha
so day one of my trip was completly uneventful. just an 8 hour car ride of sleep and music.
day 2, much more eventful haha. we got up at 7, got ready, ate, and were on our way to the work site. we get there, 20 minuet drive, and its out in the boonies. my job for that day was to pick up a fallen room (colapsed by snow) and move it to a burn pit. that took alllllll day. and on top of that, i have bad pollin allergies. so i was in hell with the heat, sneezing, and hard work, but i knew it was for somone who really needed it, a handycaped man and his dog. we finished it all that day, there were probably 8 of us doing that. oh and did i mention i hate spiders? there were gigantic ones...
then we got home, back to a church where there was 2 main bunk rooms, and a game room including a pool table, foosball, ping pong, and air hockey, not to mention a small 4 square area too. i know it sounds awesome, and it was, but its was under kept at the same time.
that night we went to play soccer too. that was fun until i got a migraine from dehydration.
then we hung out for a little back at the house and then went to bed. btw, this year, a teacher slept in both the bunk rooms so noone could sneek out... but one kid still did and smoked weed. i was jelous haha
then came day 3. sence i had such bad allergys the day before, the leaders said i could stay back for the morning and help out with a poor house type of thing, surving coffee and bisxuits with sausage to the poor. that was interesting. we must have served 50 people. then we went back to the work site for the afternoon. my job was to cut 2x4x8's to get nailed to the ceiling for the new ceiling tiles to be stapled too. i did that for the rest of the day.
when we got home, we went and played soccer again, this time it was shirts vs. skins. i was on skins. the good thing was there were a few other bigger people on my team, so i wasent the only big guy with my shirt off. while playing, i got such bad terf burn on everywhere form me knees, to my shoulder. then we went back home, and slept.
day 4, work site again, except this time i helped put the tiles on the 2x4's i cut the day before. it was row after row of tile alighning and then stapeling.
ahhh dad walked in... ill finish later.
Peace!
And So It Goes (2014)
9 years ago
3 comments:
Wow!! I'm SO proud of you, Peter! It sounds like you did a wonderful thing for someone who couldn't help themselves. The reward, as you noted, was in the good feeling it gave you to help him and it's something you can carry with you forever and if you believe in paying it foward (and I do...), you'll be rewarded in a similar way in the future, when you're the one in need... That's the cool thing about contributing when you can...
And, you learned something in the process-- I found myself smiling as I read about the demo and then the 2x4 cutting... I've always enjoyed the sense of accomplishment I get from the work that I do- lots of people work as carpenters and hate what they do, but to me it's mostly pure joy- watching something be created by my hands that will serve a family in practical ways and at the same time beautify their home... Well, the joy I get from the creative process cannot be matched by any amount of money made in another way.
If I go to my grave a poor man, it will be with a smile on my face, and that's good enough for me.
I'm sorry to hear that you've become electronic deficient with the accidental phone dropping and the iPod loss, but they're just 'things' and while annoying, can be replaced by other 'things'...
Oh, btw, I'm also smiling because you had the courage to play the soccer on the 'skins' side... Good for you, kid!! You should never feel ashamed of your body... Leave that to other people!! It's not a good way to live- constantly comparing yourself to some ambiguous version of perfection....You're much better off, just shrugging it off and staying in the mix-- have fun when you can. Stay positive and live with vigor!
luv, tman<3
Nice, interesting post. You did a good thing with the work you did on the trip. It sounds like it was some fun for you and rewarding too. I hope your iPod shows up.
Spys,
It good you are opening up to the therapist. It took me a while to get comfortable and open up completely to mine. So you can expect progress to be sorta slow. But stick with it, the results are SOOO worth it!
I suspect you'll find your iPod, it's laying around somewhere! And sorry for your phone, too. I hate it when I tear one up. I want either a nice iPhone or a Droid...but $200!?!?!?!?! At least my plan cost won't increase...Kinda waiting for the iPhone 5 so i can take it abroad.
Your work on the mission trip is so significant. You will remember your contributions to others' lives for a long time. The whole helping and camaraderie thing creates memories that last forever - in your life as well as in the people whom you help.
Skins? You're braver than me! I was always the fat kid. I hated it when the PE "coach" made me be on the skins team. Though I loved the view! HAHAHAHA It is probably good that you skipped out on the weed - out on trips like this one it is not the place the get caught! WHOOO! Bad karma if you do!
(Tell your dad I said hello! HAHAHHA I know!)
Spys, you're a great guy, so good to have you here in the blogworld with us! Thanks for sharing so much of yourself with us. Looking forward to part 2.
Peace <3
Jay
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