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Westport Week 8-Goodbye!



During our last week at Westport, Lina joined Ioana in the finish carpentry crew, while Maggie stayed in the plumbing crew. Ioana and Lina worked together on assembling grids for overhead panels. Maggie continued to install piping systems in the 40-meter model.

The three of us handed out our homemade cookies on Monday, and were glad to hear that everyone enjoyed them!

On Tuesday, the day that Maggie and Ioana were to leave for their long drive back to Webb, Westport experienced an extremely unusual event: snow!


Ioana and Maggie trying not to slip on their way into the yard


During lunch, Maggie and Ioana said goodbye and began their trip. Lina was left to work the rest of the week alone before her flight back to New York. She continued to work on the carpentry project, and was really proud of how much she was able to accomplish on her own.


Here's Lina chilling alone in the break room

A couple of days into the week, Lina developed an allergic reaction at work. A few members of the staff noticed and took her to urgent care, where the doctor recommended finishing work early. Lina spent half of Thursday and all of Friday watching the house's extensive collection of movies on VHS tapes and DVDs.


Here's Lina chilling alone at home

On Saturday morning, Lina left Westport for her flight back to New York. Tana James drove her to Portland (thanks Tana!) where she had a few hours to wander around.




 Pizza merch

 Pizza

Lina couldn't help herself and went to a record store 





Staying true to our previous Portland visit (read "Westport Week 4 and Portland"!), Lina refused to leave without getting her ear pierced yet again. She headed back to Adorn Body Art, where the super-awesome Brit provided her services one more time.


 Thanks to Brit and Adorn for doing such a good job!



 As Lina enjoyed the last few days in Westport by herself, Maggie and Ioana embarked on their cross-country trip back to Webb. Unlike their first drive, their return trip would take a much more northern route. Overall, they passed through twelve states, making nightly stops in Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, and Indiana. Along the way they experienced many adventures, like getting stuck in the snow and having to floor the gas to move the car up a hill, as well as getting whited out by several trucks during a snowstorm.  


A huckleberry shake Maggie and Ioana shared on the ride

A note they left at their Airbnb in Montana.










Since our winter work term has come to an end, this is our last blog post. Thanks to everyone for reading it! We really enjoyed writing these weekly posts.

The three of us want to thank everyone at Westport, LLC, for being such great mentors, coworkers, and friends. This was an experience unlike any we've ever had, and one that we will never forget!



-Ioana, Maggie, and Lina

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