Most memorable thing about Romania-Sasha

Everything was memorable, but this stuck out the most. (its an english project i wrote this week, but it has to do with this)...

At the beginning of Project Compassion, my week-long mission’s trip to Tauts, Romania, I knew I would work with very poor people. I and eighty five third culture teenagers would go to the little village, remodel some of the homes, and do other various projects. By the end of the week, however, I realized that these gypsies and townspeople have more wealth and riches than we do. These Romanians and gypsies have nothing: no money, no possessions, and, at times, no food to eat. They all live in tiny huts made of mud, manure, and hay that constantly fall apart. They have no electricity, no running water, and no floor. We, on the other hand, have money, possessions, and a house with running water and electricity. We have a closetful of clothes and shoes, three meals a day, and a bed to sleep in at night. Yet they, who have nothing, posses so much more than we do. When NetWorks Romania, one of the organizations planning our trip, went out and asked the community what projects they needed help with, all pointed away to two elderly people and the gypsy village. Although everyone could have said that they needed the help, they chose the people needing the most help. Both the gypsies and townspeople place what little they have as their riches. Their strong community and friendships that they own surpass everything that we have.

sam's will be here soon!