Yesterday, most of our time was spent making and pouring 15 individual piles of concrete. We had some small breaks between mixing, and it was great to be able to play with the children. We were standing in the field area between the two school buildings. The children...
On Day 6, we helped out at an urban farm in the upper ninth ward named Farming NOLA. They grow fruits and vegetables for the community and provide donations to Common Ground Relief for their food bank every Saturday. At the farm, we helped Josh and Scott water plants, pick figs, pull weeds, and clear...
We started the day off, strong with some delicious French toast and fruit. We continued onto the boats to a new community in the mangroves of Bastimentos by the name of Bahia Honda. Our assignment was to paint a newly constructed cafeteria. We got to meet the imfamous monkey on the island, Poncho. We painted...