playing in the dirt

today our entire class took a field trip to a community garden right outside of kalamazoo's downtown. we were assigned to different areas and spent the almost entire 2 hours toiling. moving sticks was my primary task. its incredible how much a group of people can do. within the time span my group of about 5 had gathered all the major branches and logs and created a pile that could made the most epic bonfire. i was astounded by the effect a little thing like this had on the feeling of the place.  i had a lot of fun and got to know a few of my peers better. i'm really happy this class gave us this opportunity and look forward to doing this again next thursday.