Current News, Field Reports and Volunteer Voices

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Cultures and Traditions China

3.3 – Ear Care Day!

What does the digital number 3 look like? The teacher asked the children. "An ear!"they all shouted. As I walked by a school this morning, I heard the shouting from the students. Then a student's loud voice reading a long article about the…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Happiness Never Decreases by Being Shared

Day 4, Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 Message of the Day: Thousand of candles can be lit from a single, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha We arrived in St. Lucia on…

Projects for Professionals, Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Helping Students to Love Learning

Message of the Day: "I learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou Our message of the day inspires and reminds us as to why we…

Volunteer Voices

Art Work with Paper Plates

All the Children had a great time working on their paper plates and making great designs and later they used these colorful paper plates to decorate their Library. …

Cultures and Traditions, Free Time Options

My first Auyervedic Massage

You know how yesterday was a day of "lasts" for me? Well...let me tell you about my day of "first" today. I had been requesting a massage since my third or fourth day here due to knotted shoulder muscles left over…

Volunteer Voices

No Good-Byes, Just See You Again!

Message of the day: "The greatest commandment no matter whom one serves is to love one another." - One night with the king It’s hard to believe that this is my last time writing in this journal about this incredible adventure…

Volunteer Voices

Romania: Home Away From Home!

Message of the day: "Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it's thinking of yourself less". - C S Lewis Where do I begin other than to say time is going so fast and it’s hard to believe that this is our final week here. That…

Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices

Autism and Music Rules

Message For the Day: Autism and Music Rules Rani left us well sated yet again as Kathi and I left for what promised to be another rewarding day at St. Thomas. Karen and Sheeba were off to get Stela Mary a much needed eye exam. I was especially…

Volunteer Voices

Let us Learn about Life!

Message of the day "Every day God gives us the sun- and also one moment in which we have the ability to change everything." - Phillip Cole Today was Romania’s National Love Day and the start of our second and final week…

Volunteer Voices China

Beautiful Cherry Blossoms in Kunming!

February 20, 2014, Kunming Yuantong Park opened its 15th Cheery Flower Festival. The beautiful cherry blossoms attracted thousands of visitors last weekend. Kunming is the capital of southwest China's Yunnan province. It's known as…

Volunteer Voices

Let’s talk about love!

Message of the day The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body. Use yours to lift someone up today. Terry Ann Armstrong It’s hard to believe that we are almost done with our first week here and it has been amazing…

Volunteer Voices

Tamales slinging

Late start today Tamales slinging. By 10:20 Bus is bringing. Student groups Are pretty swinging. To be fair My lemons winging. With some work The words are stringing. Bus ride home Ideas are springing. Then shopping trip With…