A sunny”home” for an RCP mom’s Earth Box. Volunteers gathering for breakfast; thought of the day; the journal reading; loading in the bus; off to our projects – it has been a long time for me since my last Global Volunteers program, but I feel at home again. Meeting the staff at the RCP; walking through the […]
“My son Ajohny enjoys watering the plants. He is two years and four months old. I hold him up to the Earth Box, he waters it.” Zarana proudly pointed at her Earth Box, which was flourishing on a board creatively invented by one of her brothers. With a beautiful smile, Zarana said “I love […]
Today dawned bright and beautiful at JJ’s Paradise hotel in lovely St. Lucia. The day held a special air of excitement as all the Global Volunteers looked forward to our first REAL day of work, with our Anse La Raye partners. Anticipation mounted as we quickly dispensed with breakfast and received our transportation […]
Who can describe the feeling of excitement preparing to land in a country you’ve never been to before? You get that first glimpse out of the airplane window of the numerous green mountains seemingly dropped from above competing to be more grand than the crystal blue Carribean. St. Lucia—Where are we? What are we […]
Kimmy at Kids’ Step Preschool I began another action-packed day at the Kids’ Step Preschool. We started by saying a prayer and singing songs, including my personal personal favourite, the Barney theme song, since they all get up and give each other huge hugs and kisses. I then got to read them a book that […]
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 It is possible that each of us has come to love Italy and particularly the Monopolitani. All too short, our visit is into the 10th day. I am privileged to have the opportunity to interact with local primary and high school children, and adult, all of whom are keen to improve […]
An Afternoon Tutoring Session With Jan Friday, September 21, 2012 We are at the end of our first week and everyone seems to be well satisfied with their classroom experiences so far. It is refreshing to note that there are no security guards at the school doors and no metal detectors. Students stand when teachers […]
One of the greatest benefits of serving others is the perspective you obtain about your own place in the world. More and more, grandparents are enabling their grandchildren to travel with them to serve in developing communities to understand how we’re all connected, but live very different lives. In this snapshot, Kathryn and Chris shared […]
The Greek Festival of Epiphany, or ‘The Blessing of the Waters’, is held every year on January 6 throughout all of Greece. At midnight, the “twelve days” of Christmas officially come to an end. This day takes on a special meaning when a special ceremony of blessing of the waters is celebrated. This is the […]
By Amy G., Peru Volunteer Our last day is quickly slipping away. In a few hours, we begin to go our separate ways. We were strangers at the beginning and now we are friends. We ventured from the East Coast and the West Coast and states in between but managed to find […]