Hey everyone! It’s Danielle Lanphere, one of the leaders on the Ruskin ABST! After a tiring travel day, we went to Hooks for dinner and had gator bites! We got settled in for the night, grocery shopped and planned out our exciting next day. Sunday was our fun day before our work week began. We […]
On day three of our ABST with L’Arche Ontario we started our day with breakfast and a short group reflection at the Sherman House before driving to Toronto to visit the Sol Express Day Program. We got to meet and play games with some of the members of the program, which focuses on performing arts […]
We started our day with an impromptu cultural conversation shared over warm cups of coffee, yogurt, granola, and toast. Shortly after breakfast we prepared for our first service activity of the day; planting in the garden. Time in the Garden . . . Our group began by weeding the front beds of the El Arca […]
¡Buenos días! Today we had an exciting day of service at the El Arca home! We used a solution of salt, lime, and water to “paint” rocks and trees in the garden after we organized the rocks to line the flower beds and circle the trees. While some of our group was outside, others repainted […]
Hello from Arizona. We are Lily B and Alyssa M, and we are having such a great time in Tucson, AZ. Our group started the day nice and early with a grab and go breakfast and arriving at the Pio Decimo Center at around 8:15 this morning. We quickly met with John Lohse, our volunteer […]
Sunday February 25th Day 2 of our ABST adventure with L’Arche Ontario! It was Sunday, which was a low-key sort of day. We decided to go to a Protestant church nearby since we had heard that a woman named Mary wanted us to meet her there. We went and attended the service and afterwards looked for Mary. […]
This morning we started our day with breakfast and then began our service! We painted rocks to beautify the garden outside and we also painted the interior walls and ceiling! It was amazing to see our hard work pay off! After our work, we ate lunch with the core members and got to see their reactions to the new walls! We had siesta time where we got to rest up and make a plan for the rest of the night. We then ventured to Walmart where we got to buy some Mexican snacks! We then came back to try our food, watched an amazing sunset, and ate some amazing salsa made by Dr. Lavery! Overall, it was an amazing day and we had so much fun!
Hello from Tucson, Arizona! This Sarah Ludwig and Jenna Miller. Today was our first full day here, and it was filled with so much fun. We started off by driving to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. On our way there, we took a pit stop to enjoy the magnificent scenery. At the desert museum, we […]
¡Hola!Today we woke up and ate breakfast with the core members here at El Arca. We ate a variety of different food including a sweet bread, “Pan Dulce” which was very delicious. After breakfast we headed to the City Center in downtown Queretaro. We immersed ourselves in the culture by shopping at different stores and […]
Saturday, February 24th Greetings from Hamilton! We had a sunny departure from Gannon around 11am and a 3 hour car ride filled with lots of laughs, bonding, and positivity. We stopped for a quick lunch at Pita Pit in Niagara. We made it to Sherman House (home base for the week) around 2:30pm, followed by […]
