Oh New York

New York is well New York, this project so far in Yonkers hasn't been to bad. We've had a decent variety of work this first week, although it has included lots of weeding which let me tell you I will never do again after this program. We also got to touch up this really cool game/mural at a housing project in the city of Yonkers, lots of painting but really enjoyable. I also had a chance to go to the Science Barge which is a greenhouse that only uses sustainable energy on a barge off a dock in Yonkers. A few people on the team were able to participate in harvesting vegetables from the barge to give to a food shelter. The housing isn't horrible but I don't really think the nursing home is using us effectively at all, it also unfortunately seems that they don't really want us there. I'll try to do a longer update later, I'm going back to NYC tomorrow to see Ellis Island, WTC site, China Town, and more. And I'm staying the night thanks to Josh's mom who had hotel points and was able to get us a free hotel room, so I'm incredibly pumped to spend more time in the city. Until next time!