Service 10/12/21 (Learning Outcome 5)
During our one week Odyssey trip we took part in many activities, from community building cook outs, to buffalo bayou boat tours and Hispanic culture trips. One of my favorite days, though, came at the very end of Odyssey when we had a volunteer day in the community. The group I was a part of went to Herman Park and we helped clean up trash and pine needles from the trail, and set up for the fun run that was happening the next day. We bean right away by clearing the trails of pine needles and moss balls and other trash that was littered around the area. There were many pieces of confetti like trash and cigarette butts, but we used some tools to clean it up. After a quick break for lunch we proceeded to be what was the bulk of our job: setting up for the fun run. This required carrying tents, chairs and tables to various locations around the park then setting them up and making sure everything was placed correctly. It was some heavy lifting but went by pretty quickly and the volunt...