Today I went to a small village with some other SAS students and worked with Habitat for Humanity. At the sight they had three houses that they were working on. They had the foundations laid down and the houses were being made with cement blocks and concrete with tin roofs. We spent the day digging out concrete and thick clay mud that would eventually be the floor of this house. They had very little tools and it was so humid. But, we worked all day and it felt really good to be making a difference. While we were working some children that lived near by came over and talked with us. While we worked, they taught us songs and took pictures with our cameras. For lunch a few women came out of the bushes with 3 huge coolers and inside it was filled with 20 plates and forks and hot rice and chicken. It was such a good meal. I still want to know how they cook in the jungle with just a pot and some rice and live off so little. I have never seen so much poverty in my entire life, and yet they are so happy and giving. The kids are so cute and sweet and told us all about going to school and church and that they liked to play soccer. One little kid came up to me and asked for my shoes. He said that he couldn’t go to school because he didn’t have shoes. I wish that I had had a whole box of TOMS to give out.
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