Friday May 20, 2011

Our group of five, who traveled to Brooklyn the two days before, was enlarged by three (Lacey Colborn, Seth Smith, and Lacey Colborn). We left on time that morning and were able to make the egg (yup, egg this time) salad sandwiches and give them to the homeless people on time. While half worked on the sandwiches, the rest of us worked in the clothing closet.
To the homeless, gave several sandwiches and bottles of water. Many in our group were able to chat with the people for a while. Charlie takes sandwiches to these people almost every day, so he has a good relationship already established.
Upon returning, we worked more in the clothing closet. Once finishing in there, all except for Seth Smith, Jared Doyle, and I, left to evangelize. The three of us that stayed behind stamped tracts for the church. We left the church at 1 PM to head back to the MNYBA building.
Once back in our building, we had time to simply hang out. Around 4 PM, John and Anna Ramirez required the assistance of our group in helping them move from the 4th floor apartment to their new 6th floor apartment. After helping them move, John treated all of us to those amazing cookies from that bakery we visited on our first night in Manhattan. The cookies were amazing!! Jared and I had peanut butter chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies.
After our cookie overstimulation (they were soooooo delicious!), Jared and I sat down to finish our movie and watch another one. We were tired and simply needed a bit of time to be rejuvenated. At the end of our movie, we set out for an evening walk around the Upper West Side.
During our walk, we encountered a rather large, fancy building. We soon discovered that it was Julliard, the amazing school for music, drama, and dance. We walked around that area for a while, taking in the beautiful lights and seeing many people dressed in formal attire exiting one of the buildings. We assumed that a performance had just finished and all of the guests were leaving.
We walked around the area for a bit longer, and then began our trek back to the MNYBA building so we could rest before our free day!