Romel’s final reflection

Editor note: Romel is a Resident Advisor (RA) in the dorms and recruited more than 50 volunteers to help us. We probably could not have finished without their strength and willingness.

From Romel:

PolyHouse was a refreshing experience for me.  Never before have I had such a hands on experience that gave me instant gratification.  This project allowed me to test my limits at balancing this project as well as my other classes with actual physical work.  It was one thing to plan and design on paper or computer; however, it was a whole other experience to actually make those plans and designs work out in real time.  A huge thanks goes out to Landscape team for helping me enjoy my experiences on this project.  We were all so determined to get the work done that we often forgot our own problems and issues aside from this class.  We all worked so hard to the point of getting sick or not sleeping.  Our team’s dedication to our work helped my residents from my dormitory see what a truly dedicated and diligent Cal Poly student looked like and acted like.  A lot of my residents liked working with my landscape team members just for its relaxed atmosphere and never ending list of tasks to do.  They always received adequate instructions to perform the tasks to the best of their abilities.  The end result to all our hard work is a happy family living in a home that was built with tender loving care.  It can’t be any better than that.