Final Thoughts From YCC Crews #11 and 12

From Daniel Herrera, Crew 11:
Yesterday we did a "complement circle" where I learned how to give and receive complements. I also learned more about my role in the group through this exercise. We have been working on the Big Arsenic River Trail at Wild Rivers Recreation Area. We are making the trail better and safer for hikers. Some challenges we've faced in the last week included having the Taos crew come work with us. We had to learn how to work with people we didn't know while showing them the basics of trail maintenance. We also had to deal with very unpredictable weather. I am really excited to finish our work and graduate from the 10-week program next week!

From Michael Mundy-Passmore, Crew 12:
The skills I have developed during my time as a crew member for YCC are how to communicate my ideas without begin confrontational, and how to depend on other for help- I don't have to work alone even if the job is simple. The crew has been doing a great job working together. We all know what needs to be done, and if we disagree on how it should be done then we discuss it. We reason until we can find common ground.
Recently we finished a sand volleyball court. We did a great job on it. Even though the work was hard and the weather hot, we kept a good attitude through the whole process. The crew has worked really quickly and very hard, plus the good attitudes help every hour of work go by faster. It also helps us finish projects a lot sooner than expected. The biggest issue the crew has had to deal with is difference ideas of how to do a specific thing. Although we discuss it, it takes time and sometimes puts everyone at each others throats, but we always make it work. I can't wait to see how all of our projects look after we have completed them!