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Day 5

In less than five hours, our time living on campus as “homeless” youth will come to a close. There are so many words that come to mind to describe the way I feel about this, ranging from relief to bittersweet. … Continue reading

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Day FOUR

Almost done! In honor of having less than 20 hours between me and a hot shower, here’s a compilation of lists of four. Four things I never want to eat again Donuts Timbits Bagels Meat (it sucked so much to … Continue reading

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Day 3

Day three has officially been the hardest day yet. I feel slightly guilty calling any of the days hard or difficult, as I know that at the end of the week I have a warm house to go home to … Continue reading

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“First I was afraid, I was petrified…”

After a pretty comfortable and warm sleep last night (my teammates will contest to the opposite.. not my fault I’m a heavy sleeper!)  today marked our first official full-day outside as 5Day participants. Our day started off bright and early … Continue reading

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Day One

Today was the official kick-off to 5days, and the beginning of our journey being “homeless”. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect as I said goodbye to my residence room, but I don’t think it had quite dawned on me … Continue reading

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