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Hope Girls

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Over the past five days or so, we’ve been working at the Himalayan Hope Home; lugging bricks up four flights of stairs, shoveling sand to make concrete, and getting to know the amazing girls who live there. These girls are orphans, mostly from Solukhumbu, and range in age from five to fifteen years old. We’ve...

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Looking past the surface level

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Today we visited Old Town San Diego-the birthplace of California. To me, the most memorable part of the “tour” was learning the town’s history from Dr. Alex Gomez; however, the story conveyed to me by the plaques/exhibits neglected a lot of what I learned from him. I learned a lot about the Mormon Church’s participation...

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Day Two: Round the Bend Farm

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Hello from Dartmouth, Massachusetts!! Today was a day filled with fun, laughter, hard work, and support. We began the day by eating breakfast together, which consisted of delicious homemade bread. During breakfast, everyone talked and Jorge, the group leader of the day, shared the itinerary for today. The morning was peaceful as after breakfast we...

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