Monday, March 21, 2011

Change Over Time

Day 3:

The day is Monday. Once again, we experienced both sides of Mother Nature. The early morning (2 am) started with a massive storm, wind blowing furiously at the tents. Already situated and half asleep, the boys decided to stay put... trying to keep the tent down with our hands and feet. In few hours, the thunderstorm woke us up and hurried us to save whatever is dry. That's only the bad part of the day. Luckily, the rest of the day progressed into a calm and pleasant day.
We received a brief introduction of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation program, and how the organization aims to both preserve and educate people of this region in order to save the Bay. I personally thought the information on the organic produce and meat were interesting; not everything is necessarily top-notch quality just because it has the "organic" label on it. When we headed down to the farm guided by Rob, we helped stake down the infant trees. The weather was very calm and breezy, allowing us to finally rid of our thick jackets and many layers underneath. The air was fresh. The group finally saw a tangible result from the trees; the trees that the foundation planted 5-6 years ago looked like a densely populated forest. This positive sight only motivated me further to conduct service, as I know in the future, the work we do now will help the environment of the future.




-Yoon Shin
University of Maryland

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