{"id":1499,"date":"2011-11-04T17:06:07","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T21:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2011-11-04T17:06:07","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T21:06:07","slug":"lazysunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/2011\/11\/04\/lazysunday\/","title":{"rendered":"#lazysunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve taken a look at my short biography on the \u201cMeet Your Bloggers\u201d page, you\u2019ll know that I\u2019m a member of the Crimson Key Society.\u00a0 The Crimson Key Society (Key for short) serves the Harvard Community by leading tours, helping with large events, and by through a service program called TEACH. \u00a0\u00a0Adding to the tradition of service, I volunteered to spend the day working on a Habitat for Humanity house in Boston with a group from Key.\u00a0 Here\u2019s the general deal: Harvard has its own Habitat for Humanity house that a bunch of different student groups have been contributing to over time, and the Crimson Key Society decided to get in on the action.\u00a0 It was such a great experience, and I can\u2019t help but share it with all of you.<\/p>\n

It was a really refreshing change from my typical Lazy Sunday.\u00a0\u00a0 Key is full of outgoing and exciting individuals, so I knew that I was in for a good time.\u00a0 We all decided ahead of time that if we were working with power tools, we needed to look the part.\u00a0 With that in mind, we assigned a \u201clumberjack\u201d theme to the outing.\u00a0 It was a fun little spin on the day.\u00a0 We all came out in flannel and jeans, ready to get some serious construction done.<\/p>\n

After a brief orientation, and a few words of caution, we were let loose on the house.\u00a0 Even though I had signed up to participate in the build, I hadn\u2019t really given much thought to the fact that I would be expected to perform manual labor.\u00a0 The experience taught me that I have absolutely no future in construction work.\u00a0 In fact, I can confidently cross it off my list of potential careers.\u00a0 Regardless of my inability to properly wield a hammer, it was a FANTASTIC day.<\/p>\n

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The obligatory post-build photo shoot.<\/p><\/div>\n

My team worked on placing the siding onto the house, so we were up on rafters most of the time.\u00a0 It was so scary! There were a couple of moments that really had me frightened, but it at the same time it was kind of great to overcome my minor fear of heights.\u00a0 We were responsible for measuring, cutting, and placing the panels on the house.\u00a0 Like I said, I am no handy-woman, but there is something to be said about getting to see the physical results of your labor.\u00a0 Each time I successfully hammered a nail into a panel this ridiculous feeling of pride came over me.<\/p>\n

Separate from the service part of the trip, it was really nice to be able to spend more time with the people I love from Key.\u00a0 It felt more like a social event, than work.\u00a0 When it was time to hand up our tool belts, I didn\u2019t want to leave.\u00a0 Working on the Habitat house was a nice change of pace for me, because I don\u2019t usually take the time to venture into Boston.\u00a0 It\u2019s too easy to get caught inside the Harvard Bubble, so I know that I would love to do something like this again in the future.\u00a0 Hopefully Key will do it again, and I can update everyone on the status of the house!<\/p>\n

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The crew after at the end of the day. All smiles!<\/p><\/div>\n

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