Joplin Smart Mob

The monday we joined Smart mob to volunteer in Joplin, was a week we will all remember. It started by passing through the devastated buildings and how we can see the images of what the tornado whipped out. It was a life changing experience because all of the great things we could do to help the community. We worked helping moving and placing grass sods on the garden. We took about an our to plant all of the sods and to create the garden in the surrounding of the memorial site. This was a hard work which I enjoyed because we could work as teams for a more effective work. After that we helped in other site to move the dirt and to place more grass sods to create the exterior parts of the building. It was a long day but it all had its reward and it was helping a community that needed help from everyone. This is an experience that makes you feel complete inside because you don't care if they pay you or they say thank you, but you will feel that you did your job with the people who need it the most. As an experience this is one that could take your stress off by helping the community and could make you see that to help other people is what makes you really happy, and to see their smiles after a long time of suffering thats what makes me happy.

SMART Goal

"Play entertaining and fun games with the group of 15 kids every 2 weeks in this current semester for 1 hour each day. This will make kids to be more engaged and attracted to the program."

Juan Fernando Calderon