Volunteering in Lake George

View of Lake George from Wiawaka

Today in Wiawaka, Lake George was a day that required a lot of our energy. As part of a volunteering project, we had to sweep the inside and the outside of the porches of three big houses in Wiawaka (shown in the picture below). In addition, we also had to swipe the outside furniture and to rake around the trees. I do not mind cleaning, however I get tired of it very fast. That’s why I turned on the music on my phone and started doing my part which was sweeping the inside and outside of the porches. Professor Andor helped me. He was sweeping the inside of the porch while I was doing the outside. In the time that my phone was playing “roar” by Katy Perry. Katie started swiping the furniture. As the chorus of the song came closer, she and I started singing along with Katy Perry I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire, 'Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar, Louder, louder than a lion….

Houses in Wiawaka

Because I was singing and getting a little bit distracted with Katie, I finished my first assigned house sooner than I expected. When professor Andor heard the music that I was playing, he put his headphone on. I did not know the type of music he was listening to but I amused the music was loud since he asked me couple of time if I had said something when I did not say a word. I always thought that listening to some type of music while cleaning was only a Dominican habit. However, with Professor Andor and Katie I realized it is more about personality than culture.

After finish cleaning the first house, Professor Andor and I went to the third and fourth houses where we also swept the porches. These houses were located right in front of Lake George. To be more specific, one of these houses was actually built on water. It was amazing to see the other side of the town while standing in the porch. While observing the beautifulness of this scenery, I realized that I will not be one of those people who settle in a place, make friends, marry, reproduce and died in the same place. Instead, I want to travel all around the world and be able to see the beautifulness that the earth has.

Ready to visit Lake George Town

Late in the evening, after we had done all the chores, relaxed and eaten dinner, we visited the actual town of Lake George. I always considered country towns to be very boring. However, Lake George was something else. As we had learned previously, Lake George was seized by William Johnson during the French and English conflict. Johnson renamed it to Lake George in order to honor the King George of England. Lake George does not only have an interesting history but the town today is also very amusing. The lake itself brings beautifulness to the town. As Katie and I walked by the lake, many people were admire the natural beauty.  The sound of the animals –the ducks in the lake, the birds in the street, and the dogs in the sidewalk-  made my experience at Lake George even better.