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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 of service.  The sadness that this extraordinary adventure would soon come to an end […]

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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 the “spring city” for its mild weather throughout the year.

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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 thus far.  These kids are well the only word to truly describe […]

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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 jewelry blinging. It’s not real ‘cuz I’m sure stringing. Prices good and Cash is king-ing. Time to […]

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Amazing beginning

  Message of the day Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha  The first day here working with these kids has been amazing!  From the moment I met the children they captured my heart and […]

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Using my five senses in Queretaro

Traveling has the advantage over video and books because one can use all five senses. I chose three examples of each, one that I will not duplicate when returning home. I see: The bright eyes of UTEQ students fixed on words from an octogenarian lady. Finely trimmed trees in cleanly swept parks. Tiled sidewalks with […]

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Busy Day at Schools

Mary and Dave continued their testing of grade 8 students’ reading. Generally, students were able to correctly read the words but often struggled with their meaning. The highlight of their day was a teacher popping in to ask about her students’ progress and wanted to know which students most needed her attention. Three students in […]

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I cannot do everything, but I can do something

Message of the day I am only one, but I am one.  I cannot do everything, but I can do something.  And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. Edward Everette Hale As our volunteering comes to a close, I cannot help but sit and ponder the past […]

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Successful moments with students

Message of the Day –  “A black pearl is small but it is a gem. “ (Traditional)   Even though our time here is short, it is very useful and a gem. Our first day of work and we were all anxious to learn more about our assignments. James took us to our sites and made […]

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The Story Behind La La Shou

Global Volunteers helps care the children at Xi’an La La Shou Special Education Center. The school is an amazing place. It was founded in 2002 by two remarkable women, who decided that their handicapped youngsters were not going to be served by anything available in Xi’an.  They planned a program, gathered some other mothers, lined up a […]

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