The Week That Changed My Life

In the summer of 2005, I went on a community service trip to St. Louis, Missouri. I had gone on a similar trip the summer before to Chicago, and I would be going to one the summer after to New York City. I enjoyed all three very much, but for very different reasons. St. Louis was enjoyable because it changed my outlook on life.
The other trips were very tourism-orientated, especially New York. We would work for a little bit in the community, then go sightseeing and enjoy the city. St. Louis was different, in the aspect that there really wasn't much to see. The city is terribly run-down, w…