After a morning of weeding and harvesting beans, we were 'paid' like a berry picker and had to buy dinners with our simulation families. The youth were a bit surprised by the challenge of buying a meal on a budget for a family.
After a break in the afternoon, we spent 2 hours in service at one of the migrant camps in Whatcom County. Always a highlight of the week, we played games, did crafts, and built community with the young kids and teens who live at the migrant camps during the summer. Many of them pick the strawberries and raspberries in the morning and early afternoon on the large farms in Whatcom County; so this is not typical summer for them. By bringing dodgeballs, soccer balls, crafts, and lots of energy, we are able to give them a bit of a summer for a few hours.
Highlights of the day:
~Working on the farm in the morning because it felt like we were there for shorter amount of time and we had fun together. We could also see the results of our hard work. ~Zack
~When one of the boys at the migrant camp gave me a hug goodbye. ~Sophie
~When one of the girls at the camp made me a bracelet and a picture with the word 'love' on it. ~Kellie
~Working on the farm because it helped us build community with our group. ~Rebekah
~Seeing all the babies that I met 2 years ago that are bigger now. And seeing all the kids at the camp again. ~Gabby
~Playing with the kids because it was fun. ~Elliott
~Meeting new friends that I thought I would never have at the camp. ~Joseph
~Definitely playing with the kids at the camp because it was fun! And the ice cream our family bought with our dinner. ~Dominic
~Beating Javier at spoons and how we served each other at the farm by helping each other with our farm work. ~Alanna
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| Working on the farm. |
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| Beautiful organic farm. |
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| Harvesting dried beans. |
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| Making friends at the camp. |
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| Crafts at the camp. |
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| Enjoying Bellingham Bay during our break. |
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| These kids LOVE spoons. |
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