Macaulay at South Dakota

Well, it’s already Friday! I can’t believe the week ended so quickly…
I’m actually going to miss this little place in the middle of nowhere.
Jerry is truly a wonderful man. I wish you listen to him speak because we could all listen to him for hours. He is so knowledgable about his own people and his [...]

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Today is Friday, the last workday for the house and we are looking forward to it. We are suppose to be putting insulation in the walls/attic. We’re going to miss working on the house and watch it transform into a lovely home!
Yesterday, we worked on the house by painting the ceiling and continuing to frame [...]

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Ok..So we knew we were going to South Dakota…to a Native American reservation and we were all very excited to finally meet “real” Native Americans. To our surprise, did we end up learning a lot more than what we previously thought we knew…
I was expecting a “true” Native American…like the ones you see in the [...]

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You know how New Yorkers are plagued by pigeons? Well, here in South Dakota there are mosquitoes EVERYWHERE. Gnats too (just put some vanilla extract behind your ears and you should be fine). Other than that, the trip has been wonderful.
My favorite part so far has been the trip to Jerry’s land on Tuesday. We [...]

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So far, I’ve had a great experience here in South Dakota. On Tuesday, Jerry took us to his ranch to see his buffalo. I thought that we were going ot look at them from afar, but we drove right through the herd and it was amzing! It was also the first time I’ve ever rode [...]

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We arrived about 4 days ago and the experience so far is great. The people are friendly, hospitable and helpful in every way. On Tuesday, we rode in the back of a pick-up truck, something that we do not usually get to do. The ride let us experience the fresh air and the scenery that we usually [...]

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So, the last post was still from the airport, but we did indeed get to Rapid City late Sunday, and we’ve been finding our way around South Dakota and the reservation since.
 We had some car trouble Sunday night- something was wrong with the transmission- but luckily someone told us the car was smoking and pulled [...]

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Well we’re on our way.  We met at LaGuardia at 8am this morning and have now completed the first leg of the journey.  Our stopover in Denver is almost up, just when we were getting so good at napping and playing card games, such as President and Slap Jack!  From here it’s on to Rapid City.  [...]

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To all: Welcome!
Yesterday was our first meeting as the Macaulay-Okiciyapi Tipi Habitat for Humanity South Dakota group (what a mouthful!) – and I must say it was amazing. Everyone is excited about going to visit Eagle Butte, SD . We are departing next [...]

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