Andy Neary
Andy Neary
felt
It just felt very eerie, mystical, like it wasn't real. I was kind of intimidated, a lot of us didn't know what to do.
lasting leave took
I took that as even more important, especially with how the U.S. is often perceived. We did something that will leave a lasting impression, and that made me proud.
design hours interested motivated obviously spent sure work
Before we went I wasn't sure if I wanted to go into engineering, but now that I went there and spent 36 hours doing design work and I'm still motivated about it, it's obviously something I'm interested in.
chief translate
Our 'chief,' who was Frank, had to talk, then the translator had to translate it for Chief Julio. It had to be proper.
last lined sides time
All of us lined up on the sides of the road, like a tunnel. We made him cry, then that made us cry. We didn't know if that was the last time we'd ever see him.
dirty gross hard next nobody work
On the way back from a hard work day, we'd be all sweaty and dirty and gross right next to each other, and nobody complained.