Our service trip to Maine this past week was an amazingly unique, enriching, and enlightening experience. There we worked in the shingle mill, saw mill, gardens, bargain barn, and soup kitchen. It was hard and tiring work that took most of our energy and gave us some new muscles, but was well worth the effort. In the community at H.O.M.E, there is no difference between the employees, borders, and volunteers, which made working and living there truly enjoyable. I have yet to experience the kindness, openness, understanding, and warmth that was shown to me and the rest of our group by the people at H.O.M.E in any of my other service learning trips. Although the facilities were rundown and in need of some serious repair, the people's enthusiasm and care for our well being as guests in their co-op erased all initial misgivings we definitely had upon our arrival. I would say on the whole the trip was a success, and I will never forget the memories I made with my fellow classmates and teachers.
Chelsea
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