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Hot c ake Hus t l e Onanear l ymor ni ng, I wokeupat 3AM t ogetr eadyf ort heHot c ake Hus t l eeventwhi c hI hadt obeatt he Downt ownGar l andDar tSt at i onby4 AM. I twasabout40degr eesout s i de andI wor e3l ayer sofever yt hi ngt o keepmec oz yf ort heday . WhenI got ts t at i on, wewai t edf or t ot hedar ever yonet ogat herar oundandL TG, Mai s haAhmed, c al l edoutr ol et os ee whowasher eornot . Member swer e get t i ngi nl i net obuyt hei rt i c ket s , andt het i mewas4: 15AM whenwe hadt obeatt heot hers i deoft he s t at i on. Thet r ai nar r i vedar ound 4: 25AM andt heoffic er shel dt he doort ol etal l t hemember sgeton boar d.
L TGMai s has ai dwe’ l l beget t i ng offonLBJSki l l manSt at i ont o c at c hbus488t her e. Whenwegot offt hes t at i on, I f oundt hebus488 andwehadt owai tf orabout10 mi nut es . Bus488c ameandwe l oadedupt ot hebac ks oot her peopl ec an ti ns i de. I twasr eal l y hec t i c , butwemanaget oget ever yonei ns i de. Ther i dewas about30mi nut esandwes aw Chr i s t masl i ght sont het r eest hat madeust hi nkwewer eal r eadyat Addi s on.
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Wemadei tt ot hel oc at i onandwe hadt owal kf or5mi nut est ot he bui l di ng. Then, we nal l yar r i ved ands i gnedi natt hevol unt eer t abl ewi t ht hec oor di nat or sandwe gotas hi r twi t hagoodi ebag. oor di nat or st ol dust ol l f r ee Thec t ogetahotc oc oaorc offeet of eel war mf orawhi l ebef or et heys pl i t usi nt ogr oups . Shet ookt he r s t gr oupt ot hewat ers t at i onwher e t heyhadt os etupt hec ups , pour t hewat er , ands t ac kmor eont op. Whent her ac ebeganwehad vol unt eer sc heer i ngt hem on, gi vi ngt hos ehi gh ves , and di r ec t i onsast heypas sby . Anot her gr ouphadt os etup agsal ongt he pol est os howt hedi r ec t i onsoft he r ac e. I ns i der soft hebui l di nghad owat c ht heawar dsf or1s tt o3r d t pl ac ewi nner s . Whent her ac ewas endi ng, r unner sgott oget hot c akesi ns i det hebui l di ngand vol unt eer swer epas s i ngt hem out wi t hut ens i l s . Al s o, 3member s hel pout s i debypr es s i ngt hes yr up t l ef ort her unner s ’ hot c akess o bot t her e’ senoughf orever yone. A f r i endl yl adygaveusheatpac ket s t okeepourhandsandf ootwar m s i nc ewe’ vebeenout s i def ora whi l e.
Whenourj obwasdone, t he c oor di nat ort ol dal l t he vol unt eer st ogetanyhot c akesi f wewant eds ome. Ever yone c hi l l edi ns i det hebui l di ngand wat c ht her unner swi nt hei r awar ds . Af t ereat i ng, al l vol unt eer shel pc l eanedupt he ar eaandweheadt ot hebust hat t ookuss t r ai ghtbac kt o Downt ownGar l andSt at i on. We wai t edf orabout10mi nut esunt i l t hebusar r i ves . Al l t he vol unt eer swer eexhaus t edt hat aus ewewor kedf r om 4 daybec AM t o12PM. I twasat i r i ngday , butever yonehadaf un exper i enc eatt hi sevent .
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Maj or i t yoft her i dewaspeac ef ul and enj oyabl easI l ookedar oundmy s ur r oundi ngt os eemember sdi s c us s i ng amongeac hot herandj us ts oc i al i z i ngi n gener al . Somemember sar emaki ng newf r i endswhi l eot her sar ej us twi t h t hei rgr oupoff r i ends . Ast het r ai nr i de hasc amet oanend, t hemember sgoto atWes tEndSt at i onandhadt owal kal l t hewayt ot hebuss t opst oc at c ht hebus i nabl et oar r i veatt hedes i gnat ed l oc at i on. Onc et hec l ubhadbeen dr oppedoatt hec or r ec tbuss t op, t he whol eKeyCl ubVol unt eer shavet owal k ac r os st hebr i dget ogett ot he unt eer i ngboot h. Ont hewayt ot he Ur banUl t r awasaneventonSat ur dayof vol unt eer i ngboot h, wes awmany t he20t hf orKeyCl ub. Theeventhadt he vol ewhowast aki ngpi c t ur esand member smeetupatt heDar tSt at i onby peopl evenvl oggi ng! Whent hemember s 10: 30A. M. Si nc et heeventwashel dat ar r i vedt ot heboot ht hec oor di nat or t heDal l ass kyl i ne. Thevol unt eer swi l l i nedusupt ogi veusourvol unt eer c heeront her unner sandhel ppas s edout l hi r t sf ort heevent . wat erf ort her unner s . Theeventc aught s oI dec i dedt os i gnup. myeyess Ast hedayswentbyt heeventhad nal l yar r i ved. AsI ar r i vedatt heDar t St at i on, I s awmember sal r eadyl i ni ngup t ogett her et i c ket sevent hought he c al l edt i mewasat10: 30andmaj or i t yof t hemember swas10mi nut esear l yt han expec t ed. Whi l ewai t i ngf ort het r ai nt o ar r i ve, I dec i dedt oc al l outt he at t endanc es heetwhi c honl yl as tf ora f ewmi nut esbec aus et het r ai nhad ar r i ved.
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