This trip to Nashville has over exceeded my expectations in many ways As a student site coordinator I was a little nervous knowing that I had to lead a group of students being that I myself am a student and also nervous because I have never seen myself as a leader, nor have I ever been put in a leadership role. Hearing feedback from students about my performance on this trip is extremely gratifying, and I thank them for their hard work and making me feel proud for them and myself. I thank the other chaperones/student site coordinators, Andrea, Kevin, Norma, and Heidi..without the work they put into this trip none of this would have been possible. My goal on this trip was to make sure all the students were happy, having a good time, learning about themselves and others, and to make sure that students were working hard because these HOME owners whos HOMES (not houses) were effected really needed the hard work. And I'm proud to say we delivered. Each and every student worked hard, and at every HOME we worked at in the Nashville community whether it was ripping up a roof, painting, tearing up a floor, putting in insulation, and plenty of other things, the home owner was satisfied and thankful with our work which was a good feeling to know. Everyone was here for the right reasons in my opinion, and that's to give back to a community that needs it. From the smiles we put on the faces of home owners, and the memories and friendships that were created between the people who attended this trip, this trip was an amazing experience. For the people who are reading who were not on the trip, you will not understand this experience truly, but these blogs I hope give you a good insight into what we've been doing and how we are feeling.
Cole
