This past times March 6 Reynolds students embarked on a dissimilar sort of outflow break. Although they had never met each other too weren’t quite certain what they would hold out doing for the calendar week or where they would hold out sleeping they nevertheless jumped into a 12-passenger van on a gloomy Dominicus too started their journeying to Roanoke, Virginia to participate inward Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge.
The students too I would assistance amongst the demolition too structure of 3 houses over the class of the week. Our days were amount of ripping the roof off of a trace of piece of job solid that had caught fire, edifice decks, installing a shower, icon foundations, pouring concrete too more! We spent our evenings at the First Baptist Church where nosotros slept on the floor, made meals, worked out, reflected on the day’s experiences too got to know each to a greater extent than equally individuals. We fifty-fifty had i sunny afternoon to explore Roanoke’s beautiful downtown marketplace position too watch the star at the top of Mill Mountain. 
In the evaluations, i educatee wrote, “It has humbled me, making me devote an entire calendar week to the create goodness of someone that I volition belike never meet. That to me is valuable too has impacted me deeply.” Another educatee reflected, "I made merely about skilful friends. It motivated me to larn a improve person. And it made me realize that nosotros all ask each other to brand this community a improve house to live.”
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| From left to right, Julius Sykes, Siedah Harris, Haera Seo, Catherine Diep, Cara Luyster (Counselor for Student Life), Devaun Jackson too Samah Nour. |
To reckon pictures of the trip, search for Reynolds Community College-Student Life on Facebook too perchance you’ll hold out motivated to bring together us side past times side time.