Taking a break to walk to the lake

Today we spent our day exploring the surrounding community! First, we went to an antique store which had a lot of interesting artifacts. The store had numerous sections with different types of items including vintage and lightly used clothes, shoes, and furniture. There were also different decorative items and art pieces made out of pieces of metal. We saw a lot of items referencing the show Duck Dynasty, including Duck Dynasty sunglasses and posters. There were also many Coca-Cola products such as bottles of Coke and signs featuring the logo. We even went downstairs and found there was a Christmas outlet which had Christmas trees and decorations! We really enjoyed seeing all of the different kinds of items for sale and many of our team members purchased things to take home as well!

Next, we went on a hike along a trail by the Roanoke Rapids Museum. Our team hiked 1.5 miles to a nearby lake where we stopped to eat lunch with a view of the water. We enjoyed seeing the surrounding environment where we are participating in our service experience. It was also a great way of getting in some exercise during our trip!

Finally, our team came back to our house where we had a dinner of tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, and chicken nuggets. We also had our reflection for the night where we discussed an article on teacher turnover rate and how income and education are related. It was interesting to learn more about each others' perspectives and talk about the root causes of this issue. We hope to talk to the staff members at KIPP more about this issue as well! Overall, we had a relaxing day and enjoyed sightseeing in the community.