I can't believe this time has come already! I'm a senior on the trip and it's my last high school mission trip :(. However, it has definitely been an experience I will always remember. I was so bummed when I learned the house I'm working on has no family living in it. My favorite part of these mission trips have always been getting to meet and know the family we are working for, as well as learning about what they went through. We do have an awesome worksite manager at the Rampart street house, though. We were lucky enough to have Alex, a history major, as our manager. He's been a fountain of knowledge telling us about this wonderful city and everything that happened, how it happened, and why it happened. He's also thrown in many fun facts along the way including everything from Christopher Columbus to the Ancient Greeks. He has definitely made up for not having a family in the house. This trip has been such a great experience. It's always wonderful to know we are helping people and improving their quality of life. Even though we don't have a family living in our house, we are helping the entire community regain a sense of normalcy. Visiting here has also allowed me to have a greater appreciation for our beautiful NM. We are so lucky to have no natural disasters, a rather mild climate, as well as beautiful landscape. This has been a wonderful senior mission trip and I'm sincerely going to miss spending the first week of my summer working alongside the youth of our wonderful SPC.
Katie Tillery :)
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