My Canadian Day
2013
Depart
The
bus station is located at Mount
Royal University
Everybody’s
suites are different. Some with rain boot, old fashion paints, some with jeans
and golf hat. I got the work suite which normally I use it at my car and
backyard.
Volunteer Station
The
bus took us to the Volunteer Station, which is located at 4th street
My Team
Sophia
is Tom’s girlfriend, she want to do landscape job in the future. This is what
her parents told me after I met them at lunch time, they also did volunteer.
Tom
is a quite gentle guy; he told me that he worked in Beijing
Nakamura
is from Japan , his was
evacuated from his home, East
Village
About
me, originally came from China
Arriving Flooding Area
After
walks over a small bridge and couples of blocks, we came to the Mission community.
The
whole area looks like a construction site. Mud and dirt covered the whole
landscape in the front yard. There’re already several people works there.
They’re busy on taking off the drywall, fireplace, floor…
Work
John
told us, our task is very simple: to
help him to take out all the things under the water mark (about 1.5m height from floor) of the house.
Nakamura
and I decided to help a gentleman to unassembled the fire place. The gentlemen
took off the stone first using his gun (I don’t know the name of that
equipment, same as a gun.)
We
were responsible to clean the concrete on the stones, and then move them to the
front yard for future use. Other things are garbage. We need to move them to
the backline, where is a garbage pile.
I
had construction experience, it’s easy to me to get involve the job. Nakamura
looks like some doubt at beginning, but he is smart, after I showed him an
example, he quickly knows how to get rid of the concrete on the stone without
break the stone. And help me to move the broken staff to the garbage pile. The
broken stone and breaks are very heavy, I was wonder my back pain will comes
back after the work. (I had a very serious back pain over a month, just got
recover a few days.) But later, the fact told me: Nothing happy after I went
back to home, and next day… I thought I got blessed.
Sophia
and Tom were working in the bathroom; the mud is everywhere, special in the
bathroom. The good thing is she wore a rain boots; she can avoid the mud get
into her shoes. The bad thing is also she wore a rain boots because a nail went
through her rain boots, and hurt a little bit of her feet. Poor girl!
Tom
didn’t talk too much, just keep move the garbage one barrel and another barrel.
But he is very careful to watch his girlfriend, his hand always be there once
she need help. Great guy!
It
makes me remember when I was young… oh, look at us now… because busy work?
Child? Married too long? or something else?
I
don’t have answer. Only shame.
Lunch
Lunch
is provided by the Volunteer Station. The hotdog was so delicious. That’s the
best hotdog I have tasted up to now. The whole area is still full of dirt in
the air. We site beside the road, eating the food with the flying dirt by the
running cars. I was getting understand homeless life at that moment.
Sophia’s
parents join us at lunch time, they also volunteer at another site. They’re
very nice, and looks like very good educated. Idea to help people and give a
wonderful Canadian day to ourselves, which made us coming here together.
Nakamura
still shows his Japanese knight spirit. He didn’t
take lunch; keep work until I came back to the house. I left about 3:00pm. He
was still there. Good worker!
Back to Home
My wife took a picture for me before I moved
into the door. And told me: “you don’t have to mow the grass today.” That’s a
warm bonus. I will take it. I whispered to myself.
A sweet smile rising from inside, could not
be controlled to up.
Yes! I got a best Canadian day!
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