Spring Break 2015- Jamaica

I applied to Projects Abroad as recommendations from friends who volunteered with the same program. I had an incredible experience in Jamaica! The people were so nice, the culture and food was amazing, I had a terrific host mother, and the volunteers and project were great! I was put on a building site at a primary school in rural Mandeville. We were on the site for a couple of days just doing the foundation of a bathroom for the school children. We mostly mixed cement and poured it into the holes for the bathrooms. On one of our work days, we redid a house (which was one room with no running water) for a man and his daughter. We redid his roof, painted his walls, and replaced the floor. The most rewarding part of this day was when all the volunteers bought the man a new mattress for his bed. The work was challenging because it was all hard labor and there weren't any tools or equipment we could use. We mixed the cement ourselves. However, it was a lot of fun and I would definitely do it again! I had the best spring break I'd ever had!