Spring Break 2005 Wrap Up

By: Anthony Christoffels

April 10, 2005 --

For spring break this year, the University Lutheran Center decided to team up with United Campus Ministries (UCM) and do a habitat for humanity trip.  The location was decided on Olympia, Washington.  So Anthony Christoffels, Jake Erickson, Lindsey Robertson, Matt Skoy and Pastor Darin  joined up with three students from UCM and their leader to drive out to Washington.

On the way out to Olympia, we stopped in Bozeman, MT to go skiing for the day at Bridger Bowl.  Some of us had never skiied before while others (Pastor Darin) were professionals.  We all had a lot of fun. 

When we got to the work site, we had to fill in a very large hole with dirt to help with drainage, dig and place post holes for a privacy fence, form up a driveway and lay concrete, put door knobs on, sand plaster smooth inside, and paint the interior. 

With all of the work that we did, we still managed to go site seeing to Mt. Rainier, go sailing, and visit Seattle’s fish market and Space Needle.

Over the course of the trip everyone got to know everyone else.  This trip was both fun and challenging.  We are already talking about spring break 2006 and are looking into another habitat for humanity trip.