Hi all, this is Marilee. Luckily, the weather turned back and we got some great sunshine on our last full day in Hamilton. Today we headed to one Indwell location. Indwell is a Hamilton-based charity that supports communities by providing extremely affordable housing solutions, and wraparound services to contribute to tenants’ stability and success. Indwell […]
Greetings from sunny Ruskin. This is Mark Jordano, accompanier. We started the day with a tour of the Ruskin campus. Trenton did a fabulous job (with an assist from Joel) showcasing the wonderful facilities and amenities of the campus. We were able to see the small gator on the pond and enjoy lunch on the […]
Hi my name is Mark, and I’m a Senior biology major graduating this year. Today we started off with a presentation about the Mission of Friendship and reflected on how to assist the mission moving forward. Following this, we went to one of the mission’s programs, a day care, where we painted, cleaned up construction […]
Greetings from then Arizona Border ABST. This is Sarah Ludwig and Jenna Miller. This morning, we woke up bright and early and headed straight over to the Pio Decimo Center to finish up some service from earlier this week. Some of us organized sheds while others painted the rest of the fence around the children’s […]
To start off our beautiful, snowy, Thursday morning, we started by getting ready and heading over to the L’Arche Hamilton Day program. We got a tour of the facility and got a run-down of our day while meeting some of the lovely assistants who are present at the day program! Core members started to arrive, […]
Today we started off our morning at 541 eatery. We grabbed coffees and met with the volunteer coordinator, Cath and learned all about how 541 started and their journey so far. 541 eatery is a pay it forward organization, where money isn’t a barrier in having access to a meal. They have a button system […]
After having gone to the cenotes on Tuesday, I wasn’t quite sure what would top such a cool day but Wednesday would bring more unique experiences and will be a day that stands out to me for the rest of my life. To begin the day we walked through the local markets that were very […]
Hi! My name is Elisabeth Gural and I am a junior Physician Assistant major! Today was the first day of our trip. We left the Gannon Arch around 1:30am. It was a super long travel day, but we finally got to Merida around 3:00 in the afternoon! We met with our partners at the Mission […]
Hello! My name is Mariella Dzubinski and I am a senior nursing major. On Tuesday, we traveled to the Santa Barbara Cenotes, which was about an hour and half from Merida. At this location, there were four different cenotes that we visited. Each individual cenote had clear blue water and were unique. We enjoyed swimming […]
Hi! My name is Rebecca Vober, I am a junior PA major. Today we walked through a museum and then to mass in the cathedral. After mass, we explored the market, then lunch in the area with our hosts. We cooked our own dinner, and then walked to a festival, where we met up with […]
