Today, just like any other day here in Negril, we woke up early and took the bus to Higher Heights Academy. Here we continued to build the newest addition to the school building. With the trench for the foundation already being dug, we cut and tied rebar so that we could pour the foundation. While we were there, we had an opportunity to play with some of the kids at the school. Every time we show up to give them attention, they absolutely eat it up. I have never seen a group of children act so overjoyed to be at school. Something that really stuck out to me is the children’s burning desire for personal interaction. If you pick up one of the kids, 30 other kids will run to your side and beg you to pick them up too. They are just so easily entertained, but they are so obviously happy to be there. It gives me motivation to keep working to better Higher Heights Academy for them.
Alex Freiberg, Iowa State ’22
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