NAD YLC: Recap on our day

By: Team D

Introducing you the Team D!

Recap on our day

On June 29, YLC leaders and builders took their first trip to the Laundromat, washing loads of dirty clothes from the beginning of YLC!

Our day began with calisthenics and delicious pancakes! Afterwards, we went back to our cabins to get our dirty clothes. When we were all ready, we met at the fireside to wait for the buses to arrive. The four teams were split into two groups and one group was assigned to each bus: Outlets and Team D and Team E and A. Both groups went to two separate Laundromats to prevent overcrowding at both locations. While our clothes were in the dryer, some of us chose to look around at nearby stores to pass time and the rest of the leaders and builders hung out while waiting.

After both groups were done, we met at the Lancaster Mall to walk around and shop. Across the mall was Chipotle Mexican Grill, so that was where many of us went. However, the others opted to eat a brown bag lunch provided by our YLC chefs. After everyone’s bellies were satisfied with their food and spent time walking around the mall, we congregated in front of the mall at 1:45 p.m. and entered the buses to return to the campsite. It was a day well spent so far and we are looking forward to much more!

Came our Evening Program of the night: Train Dodgeball, our recreation time and Italian ziti dinner. It was a very laid back day and also a way to prepare us for an in-depth workshop right after dinner. The workshop was about class status and economic struggles in life.

Stephanie Johnson first presented about many different –isms the day before to show us that society has infused the way we think. These include audism, ableism, heterosexism, and many more. Throughout Stephanie’s lesson, we learned how society creates many rules for how we interact and perceive one another. Her first presentation provided a foundation for her second workshop. The second workshop included an activity as a way to make a point about the limitations that society imposes upon people who suffer from low income. Each of us could better understand economic struggles that people endure everyday. Most of us felt impacted by this powerful activity and allowed us to become more aware and mindful of the things we say and do while leading various groups here at YLC and back home in our community.