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Wow its over. Now I am sitting here eating Chex still thinking this is a luxury. Just the other day I grabbing bagels out of the Trash.

The What-if’s that were brought up were huge. What if Thursday had not been the last day. I was feeling it Thursday the low nutrition and lack of sleep was making all of my muscles sore and I wasn’t touching the weights. What if there had been no bagels. If our Shanty Town was reality would we be able to work together as easy?

I was feeling myself become more disparring for somereason even though there were no problems but hope seemed to be draining by the moment, but there was nothing I could do.

Although Thursday was good, was great because I had planned it so I was able to wear my other set of clothes for the first time and I had enough for 2 double cheese burgers for lunch at McDonald’s. It almost didn’t feel real. I was much cleaner and actually full for what seemed like forever.

As most people know I grew up in a poverty stricken home, and yet I would say this challenge opened my eyes to the plight of the most extreme poor who have no home. There is a huge difference between those who live on the streets and those just making under the poverty line. Most including myself would have instantly condemned the first as being lazy, but to fight on when you have no hope is almost impossible.

The moral, if we see our fellow man or woman down than we should try as individuals, and try as a society to help them because it could just as easily be you or I.

Over and Out,

-Mike-

Wow, it just seems to be getting colder by the night. I am glad I have class, its great to wake up after a sleepless cold night and walk into a nice warm building. Its strange but quite a good feeling to be able to go into a building.

Other than that I find it amazing how much of a light sleeper I have become I wake up at the sound of someone turnover at night. Only 2 nights outside to think just Sunday morning it took 3 alarm clocks to wake me up.

Strangely though I am feeling much more alert during the day as well. I was expecting not to be getting much sleep.

The food I am happy with. I could eat peanut butter all day. Although I am feeling that the food I have access to would not be as accesible in poorer countries. To think starting off at the grocery store with $10 to buy Dry Ramen, and Peanut Butter. I feel as if they would be spending more time cooking in the third world countries.

In addition I don’t know if its just me but I can not help thinking it weird when someone gives me something it almost feels to easy, even if I have no idea who they are.

Over,
-Mike-

The challenge seems to be going well… living off of peanut butter and ramen not to bad of a diet but really not liking the idea of boiling water, I’ve been eating it uncooked, wow those packets of sauce are meant for water… I am still quite impressed by the shantytown, amazing how many people you can fit in a small area, but the cold at night is bitter, waking up shivering in the morning is problem the hardest thing about the challenge. I can not imagine doing this during the winter.

Over
Mike,