Alexa
Maxwell is an elementary education senior from Utah and a RA in Hale 5. She described how
Hale 5 was flooded. She said, “It started raining really bad and the rain drain
was clogged, so the water was filling up until the middle of the court yard and
started to get into the dorm room.”
Maxwell
said she experienced a remarkable time of team work during the flood. “A lot of
the residents got their garbage can to shovel the water out of the Hale,” she
recalled. “Even up the girls in up-stair came to help. The flood didn’t affect
them but down stair. It is awesome to see all the residents came together. It
is really good. None of the room really got flooded. It is a good news.”
Lei
Chan, a TEOFL junior from China
and a Handicraft Sale in the PCC, said she experienced a hard time working in
the rain. “The back gate area was flooded and I had a hard time to walk in work.
The water came to my mid-calf. It was so dirty and filled with sand, grease,
and mud. A 5 minutes road now takes me 20 minutes to walk.” Although Chan did
not enjoy the rain, something else did. “The ducks in PCC river were so happy
and swimming. It was cute,” she said.
Holding
different opinion, Preston Squire, a peace-building junior from Utah, said he took
advantage from the rain. He said, “The rain actually became a good excuse for
me to stay indoor and do homework. And I like the rain brought humidity to
Laie.”
