Well this is day two with The Fuller Center for me, and it has been incredibly exciting! We spent this entire morning on the road, and went about 50 miles from Manassas Park, Va. to Fredericksburg, Va. Overall, things have been going a lot smoother than I expected on the road.
The day has come where some work has started. And it is just going to grow from here. Gerson and Heather (from Growing Hope for Haiti) have a group of their own volunteers visiting for the week and they are determined to put them to use. So we started with framing up two latrine buildings at their campsite into paneled sections. Some of the guys are contractors and some are not, but we worked most of the day and most of it in the shade, which was nice. I was able to sit with them and talk about moving forward and their land situation.
Soon after we awoke this morning there was a knock on the door of the newly renovated Fuller Center house where we are staying on Lambert Street in Manassas Park, Va. Jonny Fath had arrived to join Segment 3 of the ride – Washington, D. C. to Virginia Beach. Welcome, Jonny!
I've noticed that I tend to avoid large groups of people. Just ask my roommate, who invites me to contra-dancing and other fun events (which involve large groups of people) at least 4-5 times before I go along.. if at all! But throw bicycles into the mix, and I'm there!
Well this is day two with The Fuller Center for me, and it has been incredibly exciting! We spent this entire morning on the road, and went about 50 miles from Manassas Park, Va. to Fredericksburg, Va. Overall, things have been going a lot smoother than I expected on the road.
By Billy Ponko
Soon after we awoke this morning there was a knock on the door of the newly renovated Fuller Center house where we are staying on Lambert Street in Manassas Park, Va. Jonny Fath had arrived to join Segment 3 of the ride – Washington, D. C. to Virginia Beach. Welcome, Jonny!
I've noticed that I tend to avoid large groups of people. Just ask my roommate, who invites me to contra-dancing and other fun events (which involve large groups of people) at least 4-5 times before I go along.. if at all! But throw bicycles into the mix, and I'm there!