In June Mitch left for almost three weeks on a Humanitarian Experience for Youth trip to the Dominican Republic. They helped build a medical clinic for a very poor village.
He loved the experience although it was the most physical labor he has ever done. There wasn't large modern equipment to do things so Mitch became the backhoe! Anything that took some muscle became Mitch's job.
The first word he expressed about the experience was humbling. The people were so poor that simple things like a baseball or a frisbee was a big deal.
The heat and humidity was a different challenge as was eating rice and beans every single day!
At the end of the trip Mitch got a dreaded stomach virus. He had a fever for a bit and was pretty sick. They wanted to take him to the clinic. Mitch said to the leader--" the clinic that American teenagers are helping to build?" "I'll tough it out!"
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