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End of the Day Reflection!!! ( ;


Good evening everyone! Carly here! It is around 10:15 PM Monday night and it has been an AMAZING first day! We woke up (yes, feeling a little groggy) but got right to work in the kitchen, preparing for our first day meeting the guys at the shelter. One of my favorite experiences of today was how well our group worked together. Not only do we collaborate well in a serving environment, but we even bonded when we had the chance to site-see all around D.C. We walked a total of twelve miles and saw the Capitol building, the Supreme Court, the Washington Monument, the WWII memorial, the Lincoln memorial, and the MLK memorial. It’s amazing how well we’ve bonded in such a short amount of time and I can’t wait to see what the rest of this trip brings for us!

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