M-Fuge | Ashley

M-Fuge | Charleston, SC

July 2, 2011

M-Fuge was not anything I was expecting (this was my first year). It was way better that I thought. The group I was in was ‘Social’. The first site we went to was called the Coastal Center. They provided homes for mentally disabled people. I was super scared because I have never been around mentally disabled people a lot. So I didn’t know what to expect. The first thing we did at the Coastal Center was swim with the people in the wheel chairs and it was so fun because they are just smiling every minute of the day. It made me feel good to know I was making them happy. After swimming and eating lunch, we had a dance party. Literally everyone in there would walk up to you and shake your hand. The scariest thing that happened to me that day was this one guy came up behind me and took my hand. When I looked at him, his mouth was as wide open as it could get and his tongue was stuck out as far as he could get it. I was like OK…and walked away.

Wednesday we went to a nursing home and then an orphanage. On Thursday, we went to another nursing home and then played with children. M-Fuge was so awesome and I can’t wait till next year.

- Ashley Kowalski