Change of plans. A big one. Like, we are no longer using the food we bought for the next two days, and instead we are going to use our $4.32 a day and use that singly to experience the "struggle" aspect of the food desert- something that we have ended up not really feeling beyond the trip we made to the grocery store. So, beginning tomorrow, there will be no luxury in our meals, rather stressful planning and calculating to make it through the next two days with enough food. My current ideas for food that I would actually be able to afford: cereal, granola bars, or macaroni and cheese. Who knows what I might actually end up with! So, you will have something to look forward to reading about tomorrow!
So, anyways, today. It was probably the best day that I have had since being here- everyone was in a seemingly good mood and very productive today! I know that this afternoon, work was done. To begin the work on the farm, Jess and I partnered up and helped seed the squash area of the farm! It was a cool experience, aside from the large amounts of dirt now embedded underneath my finger nails....! From there, I went and joined the group in the greenhouse and helped assemble tables, which was a surprisingly tricky task! Lots of measurements and alignments that had to be figured out, and then lots annoying metal scraping and drilling sounds! There really should be an easier method to put the tops onto those tables! After the farm, we left and headed back to the dorms, where David, Jess and I began making dinner- Shepherds pie! It was an interesting experience, especially in the moment when Jess and David started heating some parts of the meal in the metal corn cans that we had. It surprisingly worked better than I expected it to, and dinner was done pretty quickly due to the make shift efficiency that was created!
Tonight in our meeting, we really discussed what we were hoping to get out of this experience, and that is what lead to the previously mentioned changes for the next two days. We all admitted that it hadn't been hard, and that honestly, most of us were eating better than we did normally. So, no more luxury. Anyhow, tonight we just hung out and had a good time talking about everything under the sun, and it was a really nice time! Also, Jess and I discovered that there is construction being done on our bathroom, and there is no longer a ceiling to our shower, so that was an interesting twist in our day! Not to worry though, we did find another shower to use, and it will be just fine!
So, a recap of day three: The struggle has not even begun. Tomorrow, I believe will prove to be the most challenging, especially considering I will NOT know how to get around Dallas. ( I won't be alone though, so it won't actually be too bad!) But, I think tomorrow will be true test to just how bad a food desert can be, and how much being on government supplied "wages" essentially can hinder your ability to eat what you need to.
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