Day 4

Our goal today was to 'scope' out OCMD. We created a list of survey-like questions to ask to the locals, vacationers and shop workers. In a group of four, we walked across the boardwalk surveying various people. A pair of older women were sitting on a bunch. Interestingly enough, they were also Christian so our discussion with them went very well. We obtained a lot of information about how they view OCMD and why they were there in the first place. Other people that we talked to were not so friendly. They might have thought we were trying to either sell them something or maybe they thought we were J-witnesses.


Later on we broke into our small  groups and took a good chunk out of our days to tell each other our life stories. I ended up going last. I really had never told anyone my life story before, nor had I really pieced it together. But when I finally went over it with them, I realized how broken I used to be. At one point I even got choked up to the point I couldn't speak. It was nice to have the others supportive and encouraging though.


Our last event was for the guys. We walked out to the beach on a cool night and prepared to dive into the water. We would then lock arms and walk out of the water together. Apparently this was a tradition for summer projects, and the water is always freezing cold when they do so. It's supposed to be a memorable event to start off the project for the men.


It was definitely memorable.