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Overcoming Fears
Today we continued our work with Common Ground Relief and headed out the swamp to plant California Bullrush in the sand. We took a boat ride out to where we would be planting, a sandy shore covered in water up to our calves. Stumps and roots were hidden under the water. We worked hard from...
Read MoreGoodnight from Detroit!
This afternoon, Sarah and I sat down to chat with each student individually to debrief and close out their experience in Detroit. We wanted to share some of the lessons that they will be taking with them in hopes that this enthusiasm for service, compassion and empathy will continue long into their futures. Tomorrow they...
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Visiting Bahia Honda
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...
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