When we first came on this trip, we understood that conditions would be temporary. The housing, food, and activities...
Nicaragua ’16
Well, this is it. We’ve departed with the kids. There are no more work days. And we leave Ometepe...
Before this trip, I would much rather labor over a pile of rocks than struggle to teach kids English....
It’s hard to believe that two weeks has already gone by. I can vividly remember how nervous I was...
To Build a School You’ll need money and time. A lot of metal bars, countless bags of cement, and...
Today, unlike any other day, was different for a change. Unfortunately, one of our group mates were unable to...
We are almost halfway through our second week and I can feel myself becoming more and more connected with...
It is a Monday. I woke up this morning at 4:30am to the sound of silence. Then a splitting...
In a few of the group’s reflection sessions, the casual question came up: What is your biggest fear? Since...
Our group has only been together for a week now and we are already starting to discuss our reunion....
Quinn: One week ago today we were all awkwardly lounging in the Miami Airport. Silence was one of the...
Something that’s always bothered me is our society’s need for everything (and everyone) to be groundbreaking and extraordinary at...
The view from my new home is incredible. I live in a second story room on a refurbished coffee...
Our second day of work greeted us with the bluest skies and hottest weather we had seen since arriving...
At the end of our first work day we were laying on the dock as the crickets chirped beside...
This place feels like home. It’s a strange thing to say, because I don’t usually sleep with a bug...
I’m not phased by a lot. In most settings, this is helpful (like being the only one not to...
I’m sitting in a van, mind wandering around while I solemnly gaze at the rainforest flying by my window....