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Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Attending to the “Little Joys” of Life

“The universe is a place of abundance when you nurture others while also caring for yourself. Your ability to give and receive multiplies exponentially.” -Christine Northrup M.D. I wake each morning to the sounds of the ceiling fan…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Two Weeks of Loving Kindness

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…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Our First Day of Volunteer Service in St. Lucia

Message of the Day - Patrick "The goals are different, one from another, as from one source spring sister & brother: The end of treading a lifetime journey. Is bed or wheelchair, grave or gurney, But to the one who dares to travel…

Reaching Children's Potential

Beginning the Second Week – Chennai, India

Monday, Oct 15, 2012 Behind every cloud is a rainbow The start of another week---a hearty breakfast by Rani of hard boiled egg, chutney, and we were ready to face the day. Today, I spent the morning at St. Thomas Hospital helping…

Volunteer Voices Italy

Il Giorno Ultimo – We Leaving With Memories

OUR ITALY Our Italy is a sunrise and sunset on the Adriatic Sea Our Italy is a stroll in the 'Centro Historico - a brief prayer in the 'chiesa' Our Italy is exploring vineyards, olive farms, bars and gelateria Our Italy is the smell, …

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Smile Because it Happened

Our second Wednesday started out with what is becoming fairly routine by ordering number 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 off the menu with a large coffee, or tea, or hot water. Norma and Jaime are the efficient ones on the team by placing their…

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Bring Happiness

After a leisurely breakfast, a report on Monday’s activities and the message of the day, we headed off – Jan to School #2 – the rest of us to the hospital for our day with the children. One team goal is to “Bring Happiness”. …

Volunteer Voices Italy

Another Glorious Day

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…

Volunteer Voices Italy

Looking Back At Last Week

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…

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Lessons Learned

We started after breakfast with Ken reading the team journal and Steve’s thought for the day “You never stand so tall as when you stoop to help a child.” We all regretted the departure of Colleen but subsequent messages throughout the…

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Some Time Outside

At the hospital, the children had a special treat of yogurt after their cereal and bottles. Those that liked it, liked it a lot. Eating it all. For lunch, Dan and Jan joined us for pizza. It was a beautiful day and the highlight was…

Volunteer Voices China

At La La Shou

Today started as usual with the team (minus Baoli) eating breakfast at the hotel. Everyone enjoys the large breakfast buffet with its combination of Chinese and Western style breakfast foods. After…