▁media ▁covered ▁the ▁project ▁rel ent lessly ; ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁journal ists ▁j ockey ed ▁behind ▁a ▁f ence ▁to ▁get ▁sh ots ▁of ▁the ▁Car ters ▁as ▁they ▁built ▁simple ▁homes ▁made ▁of ▁concrete ▁blocks ▁with ▁gal van ized ▁metal ▁roof s ▁and ▁l ouver ed ▁glass ▁windows . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁New ▁York , ▁New ▁York ; ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida ; ▁and ▁Sum ter ▁County , ▁Georgia : ▁" I ▁didn ' t ▁think ▁we ' d ▁come ▁a ▁second ▁year . ▁I ▁never ▁had ▁any ▁concept ▁it ▁would ▁expand ," ▁President ▁Carter ▁told ▁volunte ers ▁when ▁the ▁project ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁Car ters ▁and ▁volunte ers ▁built ▁ 1 5 7 ▁houses , ▁including ▁Hab itat ' s ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 th ▁house ▁in ▁Har lem , ▁and ▁then ▁its ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 1 st ▁house ▁in ▁Pla ins , ▁Georgia , ▁their ▁h omet own . ▁Among ▁the ▁cele brit ies ▁l ending ▁a ▁hand : ▁actress ▁Susan ▁Sar andon , ▁who ▁said , ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁gift ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁something ▁like ▁this ." ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁South ▁Korea . ▁President ▁Carter ▁first ▁visited ▁South ▁Korea ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁sub marine ▁officer , ▁and ▁later ▁returned ▁as ▁president ▁and ▁human itar ian . ▁The ▁project ' s ▁main ▁location , ▁As an , ▁was ▁dub bed ▁Re con