On Friday the 20th we attended Material and Methods for our last quiz. The majority of the class worked on AutoCAD drawings, PowerPoint presentations, and movies. I was lucky enough to give a tour to five people from The University of Southern Mississippi. They wanted to visit the Rural Studio to see how we interact with our community. First I showed them the pods and explained what we could see. We visited the Red Barn, Subrosa, and the Firehouse. While we were in Subrosa Rusty Smith had a chance to tell them about Samuel Mockbee’s relationship with his first clients at Rural Studio. He explained how Mockbee would take a nap at the Bryant’s house. He told us that Mockbee used to make paintings of Alberta on a turtle to symbolize her strength. We visited Pam at H.E.R.O. and she had a chance to explain her interaction with the community. Pam told us about a project that they built for a man. After the house was built he told Pam that could get married now because he was part of a community. I was then treated for a lunch at the local Mexican Restaurant. We made a stop at the dog pound on our way to Mason’s Bend. We were invited in at the Haybale house. As we were looking around we came upon an elderly woman. We came to find out that this elderly woman was none other than Alberta Bryant. Alberta told us that her and her husband were looking for a trailer or a house. Just moments later Samuel Mockbee pulled up in his red truck. He told them that he wanted to build them a house. That was how Rural Studio began. We could all see how strong of a woman Alberta is. Our day was now complete and we had come full circle.