It’s hard to believe that two weeks has already gone by. I can vividly remember how nervous I was during our first teaching day and now I’m sitting in a hammock reflecting about our last. The day started out like any other day, waking up to the kitchen bell that signals breakfast is ready and...
Our crew is hauling life-saving water filters down the Rio Beni for the next few days. In the context of learning of basic health issues at this level in the “hierarchy of needs,” you, too, can learn more about the Rio Beni Health Foundation by going to http://staging.shouldertoshoulder-old.com/rio-beni-health-foundation/. This SStS page has a button on the...
Today we started off with a very adventurous morning that consisted of a jungle hike to Up In The Hill. We learned a lot of interesting facts about Javier and Jeanettes farm including that bamboo grows about 1 foot a day and that pineapple grows in bushes! After learning about how the owners created their...