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Hi there this is Mariam one of the group leaders blogging today.
So today we woke up early in the morning about 6:45 and prepared breakfast and were ready by 7:45 to work on the St. Joseph house to work on the dry wall. We finished the kitchen area so we really felt a sense of accomplishment because we started working on the house and it was just a frame inside.and now we can actually see the rooms and how every thing going to look like. But when we went today because of the weather we had to start an hour later. So instead we want to the MLK center and asked them if we can do something and they told us to prepare and clean a classroom so we did then we want and worked on the dry wall tell lunch time. Then after finishing lunch and cleaning up we went to the MLK center again to work on the library. We worked on organizing the books into the shelves and make sure that the books were for the right age group which was from 6 to 12 years old.

After that we got the chance to have some down time together as a group. I really feel comfortable and connected to my group more than before. I feel the best thing about this trip is the relationship I had with my group members. I really wish to keep this relationship that we got between us.

After our free time we got to go to Pineapples Eddies to have dinner. I loved it there beside the delicious food and dessert they got I really loved the environment that the restaurant provided which was very warm and very welcoming. Also it was very important for our trip to see the impact of small business in Erie. 

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