Thoughts on the Job

by Corey Romero, Crew 12: Taos YCC

Day 1, Monday 6/14:

The first project of crew 12 we started on was improving the environment around the Rio Lucero River and helping the river look healthy. We did things like thin trees, picked up trash and improved the scenery and environment around the area. Day one started fresh with a commitment to hard labor and I noticed how much the crew grew. They learned from each other; getting good vibes of inspiration and positively working together as a team.

Day 2, Tuesday 6/15:

Right away we finished what we had left for the next day and the area around the river already started to look like a huge improvement. More people would pass by thanking us and giving out appreciation with words to feel good and be proud. The trust grew; I would guess that is because of teamwork. We improved obstacles of staying together by not feeling scared or shy, speaking our minds with ideas and sharing ideas, sharing thoughts and collaborating a bit more.

Day 3, Wednesday 6/16:

It was more work of the same today, but the more effort equals a good job and the environment looks better and better. I can already see we are starting off as a real crew team would because of how much effort we put into it.

Day 4, Thursday 6/17:

Today is the last day of out project on the Rio Lucero River, the section on Upper Ranchitos Road. After this week I am sure I can say that it was an accomplishment after the effort the crew put into it. Learning how to understand how differently people work, having an open mind towards our differences and asking questions made communication easier. The more the crew got to know each other, commitment and labor became a common goal. I think we are learning by seeing our accomplishments and I hope to experience more of this with new projects to work on. The feel of being appreciated by Taos citizens inspires us to keep it up. Now we can pass by what we worked on and know what was done. The river looks better and there was a huge improvement on the piles and piles of trimmed and dead trees and all the trash. Now hopefully the crew will show more teamwork and keeping up with the effort we showed.