June 24, 2014 12:00 am
Life 
Nicole Hay contemplates on the sentences written on the "Before I Die," wall. The wall began when a woman in New Orleans wrote on an abandoned house. Soon, other people began writing what they wanted to do before they died. Eventually, it was moved to the outside wall of the art museum downtown New Orleans, which houses the "30 Americans" exhibit of African American art over the past century.
Hay (center) helps remove tree trunks from a yard while working with Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans.
Hay helps paint a house during a Habitat for Humanity project in New Orleans.
Students from the University of Portland, including Hay, second from left, participated in a three week civil rights immersion experience in the South. Here, they visit a civil rights memorial center.
Nicole Hay wasn’t sure what to expect when she decided to go on a civil rights immersion trip through the University of Portland.
The Camas native, who will be senior at UP in the fall, did know she wanted to do something to make a difference in other people’s lives.
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