friday was our last day at the department of corrections. we spent the morning wrapping up, then had a barbecue with all of the staff. very fun. then we drove to Tacoma (about 45 minutes from Seattle) to a church where we made 700 pbj sandwiches. the guy in charge was kind of crazy. he and his two old lady helpers kept telling us how to make a pbj. like really? i think i’ve got it. it was comical.
then we picked up some dinner and took it to a park on the shore of puget sound. it was beautiful. i picked up trash from our group that blew down the rocky beach. silly college kids. pick up your own trash.
after dinner, we joined multiple church groups under a freeway overpass where we all passed out food, toiletries, and clothes. we passed out pbj and helped other groups make box dinners. there were about 300 homeless and poor people. there were some scary people there. we had to stick together. a christian biker church was on security duty. very funny. those guys spend their weekend nights doing this. they haul the tables to and from every friday and saturday and take care of trash. they may be on the outskirts of main stream culture but they know what it means to be a servant. on the other hand, a guy from a staight-laced white-faced christian church was a total jerk. he may have been there serving but his heart was not there at all.
today (saturday) was our free day. we got to sleep in and do whatever. i went with a group to pikes place market in downtown seattle. we ate lunch together then split into 3 smaller groups. i was with my friends megan and anna all day. we left pike place and went to the heart of down town for some serious shopping therapy. we finally got back to campus around 6:45. my first experience on public transportation was great. everyone really just needed a day to chill and have some space from the whole group. i’m exhausted. we walked so much today. of course i wore flip flops so my feet are disgustingly dirty. i’m still going to go running tonight with a couple of people.
the weather has been in the eighties the past few days. today was really hot. with the sun, heat, and amount of walking we did, i’m a sweaty pig. it’s been a great day.
tomorrow we’re painting an abandoned pancake house with an inner city church. they offered to clean up the lot for the elderly woman who owns it. when we heard, we offered to paint the building too. we’re pros at painting buildings now. it’s crazy how quickly it goes when you have 25 paintbrushes/ rollers going. you finish your little square and then KABLAMMM everyone’s done.
one thing’s for sure, i’m going to sleep very well tonight.
