03.09.2012
Today was a fabulously busy day! As always we had a great day interacting with the students and teachers at the school; however, we enjoyed a special treat. The students preformed a few Tlingit ceremonial dances and songs for us. They even wore their Regalia to do so. It was breath taking to watch and
03.09.2012
Greetings from Alaska! Things are settling in and the team has been making progress in the schools. Half of the team has been in the elementary school working with the children on activities such as Tlingit language classes and preparing for the Dr. Seuss Day celebration on Friday. The other half of the team has
03.07.2012
Guess what? Today… WE SAW THE NORTHERN LIGHTS!!! This was a very rare event that everyone on the trip was hoping to see since the first day we landed in Alaska, and we did. When we got the phone call from a local native about the Northern Lights being visible outside, everyone ran out of
03.06.2012
Today was our first day of school… at Hoonah City Schools that is. Our team donned matching red ASB shirts (thanks btw!) and trekked to the school we’ll be teaching at for a week, through a snow-covered street that looked like it was straight out of a Christmas card. After breakfast at the school where
03.06.2012
After making a short satisfying pit stop at the local gelato parlor, we made our way down the rainy street of Seattle to the world famous Pike’s Place Market, where local farmers and craftsmen exhibited fresh fruits and colorful products. From over-sized jumbo shrimp to dark chocolate noodles, there was no shortage of interesting and
12.31.2011
Thursday, December 29 We finally arrived at the Outreach360 Community Center in Monte Cristi around 12:30 am Friday. The drive from the airport in Santiago to Monte Cristi on the Dominican’s central north coast gave our team their first glimpse of what it meant to be in the Dominican: smiling people, loud music, and long
03.14.2011
March 12, 2011 This is it! We are on our last leg of our trip – heading back to Raleigh. In this short week we have all experienced and learned so much from the children we served and from each other. I don’t think anybody has enough words to describe with justice what we have
03.14.2011
March 12, 2011 As I sit in this plane that’s on its way back home, I am reflecting on the great things our team has accomplished. I also am reminded of the difference between serving and helping. Helping implies that those I am serving are broken or weak. Serving operates on the basis of equality-
03.14.2011
March 12, 2011 6:00 am came way too fast this morning. It didn’t hit me until about 30 minutes into the bus ride to the airport that it was all coming to an end. After seeing the Dominican culture, I have grown to admire how they live. Their happiness doesn’t come from materialistic possessions but
03.14.2011
March 11, 2011 Today is our cultural day. Right now I’m sitting on the beach having trouble concentrating on what I’m writing because it’s so unbelievably beautiful. This morning we went to Gomez’s house, the cemetery, the clock tower, and then the gift shop (which took forever but was worth it because we all got
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