On May 15th, after many hours of traveling, we finally arrived in Naples. Our group did an extensive amount of planning and researching prior to the trip, however, everything was extremely new for us once we got off the airplane. We got our luggage and went through the process of currency exchange, which for some […]
Washington DC ABST Day 6: Our final full day in DC was a busy one for sure. After enjoying waffles, bacon and sausage gravy made by the one and only Russell, we headed off to the Smithsonian National Zoo. We rode the metro for the first time and met one of the staff and several […]
Check out a vlog of service, the white house, and lots of walking.
Check out our vlog of service and exploring the city.
Greetings from the D.C. Group, Today shift one woke up at 5:30 and not long after shift two was up and ready for coffee! We of course took our day 5 picture before we got ready for service. We served breakfast, which was oatmeal, cereal, a hardboiled egg, pumpkin bread, coffee, and juice. The men […]
Greetings from the D.C. Group, Today, as every day has been, was very packed. This morning Ashley and Elizabeth woke up for their morning coffee at 5:30…. per usual, to sit outside and chat while they sip on caffeine. Then we all got ready for the day and shortly after took our day 4 picture. […]
Arriving at the Father McKenna Center
Today’s word of the day is Sustainability… Every morning we post a word of the day to discuss in our evening reflections. We started our morning with freshly baked cinnamon rolls and breakfast sandwiches from On The Rise Bakery located inside the Solanus Casey Center. This bakery is owned by the Capuchin Soup Kitchen and […]
Today we had a free day to explore Detroit before starting some service tomorrow! We had a relaxing morning, packed some lunch, and headed to Belle Isle Park. Belle Isle is a 982 acre park in the Detroit river with multiple attractions such as museums and various education centers. We parked, hiked around parts of […]
Hola from L’Arche Mexico (known here as El Arca)!! My name is Bailey Wheeler, and I am a first-year student participating in the ABST 2023 experience. On Thursday’s bright and sunny morning, we started off with a breakfast of cereal and bananas. (Fun fact: in Mexico, the milk comes in a box and isn’t sold […]