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Show AGGIE FRIDAY. APRIL 1,2005 5 LIFE Service in Mexico was a great break from self through La Fundacion de Ayuda Infantil (FAI), or Save the Children Mexico. The new house is being built right next to the family's current residence: a horrible ensemble of metal and wood scraps. The adobe bricks for the new house had already been stacked to form the walls when we arrived, but there was still a lot to be done. The floors needed to be leveled. The bamboo for the roof needed to be cleaned. Many of the men worked on digging the hole for the water tank: 10 feet deep, 10 feet wide and a whole lot of rocks. Some of the guys had to duct tape their blisters so they could keep working. Also to be done were two windows made of glass bottles and cement. The bottoms of the bottles face the exterior and inside, marbles are glued in place of a cap. The light shines through the bottom ofthe bottles and the marbles disperses light into the room, the architect Jose Francisco Canez Bravo explained. By the end of the week, everyone except the diggers had the same task: placing small rocks between the dozens of levels of adobe bricks. Plaster will cover all the walls of the home and the small rocks help the plaster stick, Bravo said. Each row had to be scraped out, rocks had to be broPhoto courtesy of Tim Cannonken and mud had to be mixed to THREE OF THE LOCAL CHILDREN help students Christina Cuymon and Angela Squires apply adobe mortar and rocks preparing the walls for the first coat of MFXICO adobe plaster. See Page 7 It seems like everything I do here in college is centered around me: I go to school. I go to work. I go to the gym or hang out with friends. Even when I do manage to squeeze in a little service, it is not comparable to the time I spend serving myself. By the time spring break came around, I was ready Fifteen members of the Spanish for a break from me. And that's Club went clown to Sonora, just what Save the Children Mexico over Spring Break to help Mexico is all about. build a house for a family in need Report from Ash Schiller Photo courtesy oi Tim Cannon STUDENT CASEY REYNOLDS AND JOSEF1NA TOLEDO, the home owner, work on the adobe walls preparing them for plaster. If student tucks the tag into your shirt, it's nothing personal BY AUDRIE MCCONKIE Staff Writer Danielle Kite Sophomore majoring in Social Work Kite: Spiders. All the spiders here are kind of scary. Utah Statesman: Why did you come to Utah State University? Kite: A lot, actually. One of them is that I hate tags in shirts. I go up to people I don't even know and stick their tags back in their shirts. US: What's the craziest thing you've ever seen on campus? Kite: Probably the basketball games - those half-naked, fat guys that paint themselves. US: What is the biggest risk you've ever taken? Kite: Peanut butter. Actually, I think I already have a one year supply. US: What is your most prized possession? Caught: Family Life building Hometown: Athens, Tenn. Age: 23 Favorite Color: Aqua Danielle Kite: My mom's an alumni. supply of anything what would you choose? Kite: White with blue floral. They match my bedroom. US: Do you have any pet peeves? US: When eating, how do you feel about your food touching? Kite: Probably my shoebox that holds all of my pictures. Kite: Real breakfast food like pancakes or eggs, they cannot touch, but anything else is OK. US: Where would you say you spend the majority of your time? US: Describe the best day of your life? Kite: Either studying or working out. Kite: When I walked out of high school and knew I never had to go back. US: Have you ever had any serious injuries? US: What is your dream job? Kite: I almost broke my butt once. I was 13 and it was the only time Kite: Anything outwe'd ever got snow in Tennessee. I side of the U.S. I was so excited, I was running want to work with around the house and I slipped needy children in a and fell on the stairs. foreign country. US: If you could be famous for one thing, what would it be? Kite: Winning the Boston Marathon. I have a goal that my kids are going to run it and win. I need to find myself a Kenyan, get some of that Kenyan blood in there. Kite: I'm not really a risk taker. Moving to Utah was a bigriskfor me. US: What did you eat for breakfast today? US: What is your personal motto for life? Kite: I had chocolate Easter candy and peanut butter. I eat chocolate and peanut butter pretty much everyday because I like both and I never grocery shop. Kite: I used to have tons 'til my rottweiler ate them all. Now I probably have 10 pairs. Three of them are running shoes. tor? US'; What kind of sheets do you have on your bed right now? US: Are you the kind of person who takes the stairs or the eleva- US: If you could have a one-year Kite: Its kind of cheesy, it's: God doesn't build a mountain I can't climb. US: What is your biggest fear? US: How many pairs of shoes do you own? Michael Sharp/michaelsharp@cc.usu.edu DANIELLE KITE TALKS ABOUT how her rottweiler once ate most of her shoes. Kite: The stairs. Elevators are only for handicapped people. US: Have you ever ran a marathon? Kite: I trained for one, but then my friends decided to go to the Bahamas. I had to choose, marathon or Bahamas? I choose the Bahamas. I'm going to run the Top of Utah though. -awcconkie@cc.usu.edu CONFERENCE SALE at The Book Table 20% OFF all LDS books by DESERET BOOK BOOKCRAFT COVENANT CEDAR FORT and other LDS publishers 10% OFF CHILDREN'S OR GENERAL BOOKS WITH THIS AD Exp. 5/1/05 THE BOOK TABLE Your Family Booh Slorp I | 29 S. 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