The last 2 days have consisted mostly of meeting the group and traveling to Rancho Quemado. We got off the plane to Miami and were greeted by Lynsie, Lenore, and other group members. In the weeks before the trip, I was nervous about getting along with the group, but as soon as we sat down,...
Moral Courage Today was our first full day in the community that we will work with for the next 3 days. Our service projects today involved fixing and painting the stands next to their soccer field, painting school buildings and painting their water tower. We worked alongside community members and (attempted) to have conversations...
Today was our first day of project work. We helped clear a field right outside of Tiriji, learned about permaculture, and made compost. The university students came out to help us and we had the chance to talk to them and learn more about who they are. The project work was hard, but to see...