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Blackfeet culture

Great show of heritage

Message of the Day: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.. the courage to change the things I can…and the wisdom to know the difference".  Shared by Greg Our team of early risers had breakfast of  apple fritters…
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We Discover Extraordinarily Bright Kids

Today the kids did many different activities. They learned different English verbs such as “eat”, “be hungry”, and “laugh.” With these newly learned verbs we had the girls compete with the boys as we tested their knowledge. During…
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Blackfeet culture

Feeling spoiled by our team leader in Costa Rica

Our scheduled plan to paint a classroom today had to be postponed as the pain had not yet arrived. (It is an oil-based paint they use and the machine to make it required repair.) So we will plan to paint later in the week. In preparation for…
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Our first day volunteering at Colegio

We woke up and had breakfast in the hotel. Then we walked to the Colegio. We walked to the principal’s office where we were greeted by Karen. She took us around to each classroom and answered all of our questions. After we saw the classrooms,…
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Blackfeet culture

First Day of English Classes!

For the first day of class we started off by introducing ourselves. Shortly after, the kids learned to spell their names on construction paper. Then we played a picture game that was very interactive where the kids came to the board one by…
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Blackfeet culture

Creating a community among us

Community is what comes to mind as I reflect on our first day in Greece. Our team leader Sam has created a community among us and for us. Our stay is at a hotel owned by a local family Greek family, Dimitris and Suzanna Tsalopoulos. They put…
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sad good-byes

Sad good-byes…

Lori, a repeat volunteer serving in Poland, talks about her last days teaching English to children at Reymontowka camp and the team's sad good-byes.  Our last day! Time flew by quickly. Our day again begins at a great Reymontówka breakfast.…
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Blackfeet culture

Recognizing special relationships

The day started as would any other. The billowing clouds packed the sky and the sound of rain dancing around us stifled our mixed emotions. The now normal routine laid itself out. Ryan got us going with his favorite quote, “Out of the night…
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Blackfeet culture

Relationship building on Blackfeet Reservation

By Tuesday, our team had fallen into a comfortable morning routine of navigating the showers, having breakfast together, and assembling our brown-bag lunches of peanut butter and/or jelly sandwiches. After receiving our assignments in…
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our home far away

Another Wonderful Day in Our Home Far Away

Shelby, a volunteer serving in Poland, talks about her last days teaching English to children and Reymontowka camp, what she calls "Our home far away." Tuesday morning: Again the eager sun rose over Reymontowka, our home far away, at…
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The Openness and Willingness to Share the Blackfeet Culture

Who knew we'd be exposed to Blackfeet culture immediately on our first work day?  In preparation, one of our team members, Julie, started us off with an emotional historical message from Chief Seattle: “How can you buy or sell the…
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Blackfeet culture

such a great team to share this experience with!

Message of the day: “Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it.”-Mahatma Gandhi. Shared by Amanda. Wednesday morning we had a beautiful breakfast which included what is called in Poland, omelet.…
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