Building Trenches and Wandering through the Desert

Hey everyone its Brad Schuelke. Today we went into the desert to experience what it feels like to walk through the desert between the border and Tucson. We spent time walking through the heavy bushes, picking up trash, and carrying water. Illegal aliens spend about 4 to 7 days walking through the intense heat with little water and walking through some rugged desert. Unfortunately we were only able to spend 2 to 3 hours wandering and did not get to experience what illegal aliens do. Luckily, after lunch, we had the great opportunity to go back outside and work. This elderly woman needed her gas line replaced, so we needed to dig a 14 inch deep trench from the gas line meter to the house in order to replace the pipe. The gas line meter was about 40 feet from the house. The group got to spend about 3 hours using pick axes and shovels to dig this trench in the harsh, unforgiving Arizona dirt. Other youth worked in the front garden by picking weeds and other projects Some people had blisters and others got a little sick, but we all did some good work and came back alive. That’s pretty much what my group did today. The conditions here are pretty good, but the only problems I have are that the vegetarian meals HAVE NO MEAT and that my bed happens to be the squeakiest bed in the entire room. I feel that we are learning a lot of important things here about immigration issues and I cannot wait to share it all with you. We’re having a great time and I think the rest of the week will go well

Peace,
Brad