Day One of Work-Adam Soto

The day is finally here that everyone was anticipating; our first day of work! I woke up in the morning as groggy as ever, though I couldn’t help but hide my excitement/anticipation for the events that were soon to occur. We all congregated in the church’s recreational room in order to make our lunches for the day, and eat breakfast. I ate a plain bagel with cream cheese just in case you, the reader, cared. I also came to the conclusion that I am a professional sandwich maker, though I must give credit to Taylor because I took notice of her sandwich and how she cut it in half, and it didn’t occur to me to do that, but it was the best decision I’ve made. When breakfast/lunch making finished we, as a team of highly motivated individuals, got into the vans and began our excursion to the St. Bernard Project headquarters to get our sites and jobs. Once we arrived, they gave us all the low down as to what the St. Bernard’s Project was and what they do. Then once I finished listening to the introduction and filling out paperwork releasing any liability to the St. Bernard’s project in the case of my injury, we were off to the sites! I was grouped with Krystal, Gabby, Nicholas, Caitlyn McNair, Alyssa, and Jasmine to head off to a predetermined location sealed within an envelope. Talk about the dream team! We got to the location, with the exception of some minor location discrepancies, safely and it was go time. I was ready to throw down, and kill the “building game”, and that’s most certainly what occurred on the first day. Our site supervisors, or site “soups” as they call it, were all great and they exceeded my expectations. One of my supervisors, in particular, and I had a blast working together and I found out something very interesting about him. His name was Jon and during introductions he explained to the group his Spanish heritage and how he hailed from Puerto Rico. So in my mind I’m thinking, “wow, I’m also from Puerto Rico.” So I approached him and questioned him on the topic and it turns out that we both have the same last name, and although were not related I joke around with him and call him my “brother.” I’m looking forward to make leaps with the construction of the house, even though we will be mudding for the entire week, but as I stated above, I’m ready to kill the “building game” even if that means I have to mud the entire house from the floor up.