Day 3 – Wednesday, March 30
Today it rained, sleeted, and snowed.
At Oxmoor during all this disheartening weather we were laying bricks, building rainwater catchers, hoeing garlic and painting signs, in the weather, with MU ponchos. We took a very welcomed early lunch break and tried our best to thaw, the boys' shoes and socks were soaking wet, they were not happy. After lunch Mike was eager to put us back to work. We spent the rest of the afternoon split into pairs; folding and putting fliers in envelopes, finishing up a paint job and filling potholes on the drive. The sun then came out, a little to late, but better late than never. All in all it was a good and very productive day.
On the other side of town, the gang wasn't able to pick up a paintbrush – the weather wouldn't allow it. We were afraid of putting up more paint in these dismal conditions. Instead of working on the mural, we got sent to a Catholic Charities house where we helped out a class of completely illiterate refugees from Bhutan, Somalia, Eritrea, and many other places. The teacher of the class was in great need of help. The class was learning their alphabet today. Later on, we worked in a more advanced classroom, and then made our way over to Meyzeek Middle School to help and hang out with the kids in the CLASP program. Stephen and I got owned in basketball. But it was fun. After that, the Oxmoor group met up with us and we ate dinner at the school with the kids and their families. After dinner we displayed the mural to the kid's families. The night ended with more dinner at some local restaurants and a much needed laundry run along with a short tour and photo op around Old Louisville.
It's been good, hopefully the weather improves.
written by Ethan and Mareike
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