I am reminiscing he summer that has passed, from leaving Schindler, to going to some amazing festivals, one thing resonates the most, I think I will never forget this summer, of hard work, sweat, and the greatest sense of ACHIEVEMENT I have ever felt. It was the summer of building.I can barely remember the beginning, but it’s there, the UNCERTAINTY, the total lack of clue, but a great sheer of DETERMINATION, to prove something, to myself, that I can set my mind on something I want to do, and FINISH it. Very quickly I discovered what I got myself into, and I don’t know how I would’ve managed without those FRIENDS who have helped me, 2 strike out more than anyone else, Yahav and Ruben, who don’t use Facebook but deserve a massive recognition, but also, Jack Lofty, Dani Reiff, Mohit Gupta, Liron Shalit, Jo Faid, Nadiya Veselukha, Jason Baker, Keren Kessousn, and Daphne Bachar.It took me some time, but after all this hard work, trying to finish it as fast as I can, working 9-9 7 days a week, I have learnt the virtue of PATIENCE, as fun and satisfying as it was to release all that energy and excitement at the beginning, no one should work that much, and I’ve started working less, taking time to relax and do other things in my time and to feel more fulfilled.I’ve learnt so much about very simple yet difficult things, everything we do is an art, it can be as simple as digging, moving mass amounts of building materials or laying blocks, they can be dismissed as a mind numbing job, but if really focused on, one can really MASTER the FLOW of those simple tasks, which can become very fulfilling and meditative, anyone can find mastery in their respective field, and should therefore be respected.But also things that initially seem very complicated – like starting this project, or something more specific like building a roof or pouring concrete… everything complicated can be broken down to many simple tasks, and that is an amazing realisation, it meant I can do anything, as complicated as it initially seems, it just takes BREAKING DOWN into smaller, more manageable tasks, and to take time to understand every task and perform it.But sometimes we just don’t have a clue, we just feel like we don’t understand what we haven’t done before, but how can we fully understand it before we have done it, really? Without realising I was doing it from the start, I’ve uncovered the importance of having FAITH in YOURSELF, to sometimes just DIVE in, believe that the answers you seek will come later, even if you start a bit wonky, you will improve, and you can always go back to correct things.There were times it would’ve seemed to an outsider I was going insane, from silly conversations with flies, to building a work TOTEM, to seeing the beauty in flowers, to coming up with the most NOVEL solutions to my life problems!I sometimes really struggled, there are some things that just aren’t in your control, and you have to learn to ACCEPT that as a part of life, take the hit, and move on. There are also times where my mistakes lead to problems, but in the end it just meant more time, it is sometimes hard to deal with mentally, but I was fortunate to have good people by my side to help me in my downfall.There were always MILESTONES to look forward to on the way which made it ever so rewarding! Like digging the trenches and then seeing how much soil we actually moved, to pouring the trench, and the floor, and then laying the first course of blocks and finding I was absolutely level all the way round, to laying that last block with my dad! To seeing it take shape when the roof was on, and then POOF it was waterpROOF! Painting it, inside and outside, and then getting rid of all the leftovers, it was finally clear, I have done it, I have FINISHED!I wonder if in the end, I surprised anyone… who thought I wouldn’t make it… I certainly SUPRISED myself.This was certainly an EXPERIENCE I wouldn’t change for the world, I am left with a greater sense of self, a beach body, and a building that will hopefully be standing for many years to come… and SAVING £11,000 compared to what a builder quoted me wasn’t so bad either…