Hi, I’m Jess and I’m a sophomore environmental engineering major. On Monday we went on a tour of the daycare, medical dispensary, mission office, and the after-school program for girls. We learned about the differences between practices in the United States and Mexico in child and health care. We also had the opportunity to eat […]
Hello. I’m Hiyori from Japan. I am an exchange student majoring in Psychology at Gannon and I am participating in the Arizona ABST! We left our house at 7:45am and headed to the Pio Decimo center. It was cloudy but warmer than yesterday. We worked on painting that we had left over from yesterday. While […]
Hello this is Kiara one of the leaders! Today we started our first day of service with Enterprsing Latinas! This is an organization that works to help latina women get there lives going! They are based in Wimauma, Florida and 80% of this region consists of hispanic population. We got to meet such wonderful people […]
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 […]
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 […]
¡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 […]
Starting off our trip, we all decided to meet at Maria’s apartment to hang out and make sure we stayed awake! At 1:30 we stared the cold walk towards Waldron to get picked up by our bus. After a short hour and a half bus ride, we had again ANOTHER cold walk into the airport. […]
As we approach the opening of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as college students, it is imperative to underscore the significance of upcoming changes that will impact the financial aid application process in general. In this article, we will discuss four crucial changes that you need to be aware of as […]
