After only three days of biking we stopped in Lebanon for our second build day. We woke up to an amazing breakfast thanks to the nice folks at First Congregational Church. Since there's thirty of us we split into two groups for two different build sites. Since driving in the van is lame we biked up some steep hills to get to the first build site.


The first group tarred the foundation basement and covered it with foam. Next to the build site was another habitat house already with a family. Kate and Jesse raced bikes with the little kids. It's awesome to be part of building a little neighborhood where kids can grow up with a backyard to play.


The second build site was farther along. I went because I heard we'd get to go up on the roof! The roof was extremely steep and scary so we built scaffolding to stand on. Unfortunately I only hammered a few nails before the thunderstorm blew in. The excitement however did not end when we got off the roof. Isaiah, Kevin, and Christopher kept us all entertained by their lovely singing voices.


At night a group went to Hanover to see a movie. I didn't feel like sitting in the theater so. I walked around Dartmouth's campus. Nothing much was going on until I ran into a friend. My two hours in town turned into a spontaneous adventure. After building we had planned on jumping into the river but didn't have time before dinner. I realized I still had my bathing suit on. We walked down the river road on a search for a house whose roof hangs over the water. The height from the water was terrifying but the darkness made it less scary. I jumped off into the stars reflecting on the water. I met everyone back at the theater soaking wet.


Kim Davis