So I have told most of you about our time in Quito our wonderful Christmas experience at the local shelter and our exciting out of town travel adventures but now I would like to give you a glimpse into our daily lives here in Cuenca Ecuador. Today our first […]
Yesterday one volunteer and I Jennifer spent the first half the day with two girls Marcela and Leidy. They are two of the three girls I mentioned in an earlier blog whose mother was selling gum by the park the other day. They are absolutely adorable and we had a great time teaching […]
We spent a total of five nights in the little town of Terrabona. It was a really amazing experience because I felt like we really started to become a part of the community. We stayed at a new family run Hospedaje in Terrabona and then traveled a ways to work each day in the community […]
Hi everyoneEllen has had a great 6th Birthday. We were all up at 6am so she could open all of her presents. Thank you so much for sending some all the way from England and of course from those in Australia.Today Ellen chose to go to Alma Park Zoo which is about a 45 minute […]
So made it to Vilnius. Sort of scary drive in from the airport on the city bus. Not anywhere near as nic as Riga and Tallinn but not badjust a lot different. Have not seen much of the Old Town yet but got some good but very filling Lithuanian food tonight there. […]
What a day What a day Of course I started out with my constant breakfast after sleeping ALL night Finally a night of undisturbed sleep. I have been waiting for that After breakfast JeanFranois and I walked a few blocks to the Muse des Compagnons du Tour de France. This is a museum at a […]
‘Heb jij al last van hoogteziekte’ vroegen we elkaar bij aankomst in Lima. ‘Nee ik ook niet. Lekker he’. En dan is het tijd om de gids te openen en te ontdekken dat Lima welgeteld 13 m boven zeeniveau ligt. We vonden t al zo raar dat er gewoon een strand op loopafstand van ons […]
Just wanted to wish three people a very happy birthday this weekend Paul natalie and my cousin claire.Hope you all have a fab wkend i am sure you all will. we will be thinking of you. let us know what you get up to.So happy birthday PAULhappy birthday NATALIEand happy birthday CLAIRELOTS OF […]
StAugustine Florida 3 juilleta y est me voil en Floride moi qui ai dj dit que je n’y mettrais jamais les pieds… Mais vous auriez d voir Lon a c’est mon chat explorateur qui me suit partout il tait fou comme un balai Mais avant d’y arriver la dcouverte des villes de Charleston Caroline du […]
In Monte Grande we worked side by side with the people. It was really cool because El Porvinir ensures that the community is really in charge of the community project. So we were able to follow their lead and do whatever they needed for their community. You just create such an amazing bond working side […]