Travel Day and Looking Forward

Yesterday was an incredible day and spoke to the dedication and spirit of everyone on our experience. After such an incredible week of work, I knew I was exhausted. From leaving the church parking lot at 9am and the last bags hitting the ground at home past 9pm you would think it was a long, monotonous day. That couldn't be even further from the truth. From contagious laughter filling the car to our Dunkin run to the group mission to see everyone head home safe and warm, there isn't a group I would have rather traveled with.

There was no formal reflection or service yesterday, but that doesn't mean the group's dedication to service learning has ended. During our last formal reflection we talked about activation -- the continuation of the energy and inspiration from this week into our communities back home. It was a busy week, and before we jump right back into school work and college life, it was nice to take a moment to look forward. After sharing our hopes, dreams, and aspirations with each other, it was great to be able to put everything in the context of service -- what we can do moving forward. And with each other's support, I know that we can continue to inspire each other to serve with smiles on our faces. We have learned that talking about social issues as complex as domestic violence is important -- the complexity shouldn't scare us away but rather encourage to approach it from a variety of perspectives.

With movie nights, post-trip service, snapchat, and the AB reunion in the works I am so happy that I will get to continue to work with this amazing group of individuals (rt if you cried).  So this isn't the last from us. Think of it as another beginning.

First day to last day (for now)

- Shannon