We served at a juvenile detention center for a week in the northern WV panhandle. I can't think of a better way to GAL. Nothing else seems to matter that week. My sitch is far removed from my mind. There is one exception. I got up in front of the residents and shelter home kids and told my story. Just had a ton of fun with those kids there.
I also draw a lot closer to the people I'm on the trip with. I found out you tend to make a lot of new close friends when you go on a trip like this.
I also got in some good running when I was there. Hills are plentiful there. Ran 4.2 miles one night. Another night I had someone drive over the PA border and ran back to where we were staying for a total of 4.7 mi. Both of those were the furthest distances for me since the early 90s.
