Bonjour! My name is Adrianna Stiffler, and I am a second-year student in the Occupational Therapy Doctoral program. This is my first ABST trip, and I am at L’Arche in Hamilton, Ontario! Today was our first day getting to indulge ourselves in the wonderful service around Hamilton.  Day three of…

Happy Monday, everyone! My name is Amy, and I’m a senior in the Environmental Engineering program. I’m grateful to be apart of the Ruskin, Fla. ABST, which is the first ABST that I’ve been on. Also, I am thrilled to have this opportunity to explore and learn! Today, we started…

I’m Kaif, and I’m co leading this year’s Ruskin ABST. Our day started at Gannon’s Erie arch where we gathered for a blessing from Father Michael Kesicki, University chaplain, before heading to the airport. The Erie airport was smooth and stress free, and before we knew it we were landing…

Welcome back to the blog!  My name is Ethan; I am a junior and majoring in Environmental Science and I will be recounting the second day of our L’Arche Ontario experience! As someone who had previously attended an ABST to Guatemala in 2024, I had ideas for what to expect…

Hello, my name is Maria, and I am a third-year nursing major. This is my second ABST trip, but it is my first time serving as a leader. I am leading the trip to Mérida, Mexico. I will be briefly discussing our travel day experience, as well as our first…

Hi Gannon University, This is Saradha and Anna, the group leaders for the Guatemala ABST trip for Spring 2026. Our first day began under the arch at 1:30 a.m., and then we took the bus to the Buffalo airport. After going through TSA, we found out that our flight had…

Hi Gannon Family !  My name is Chantel, and I’m a second-year Legal Studies and Criminal Justice major. This is my second ABST trip, and I’m also excited to be serving as one of the student leaders for this year’s L’Arche, Canada experience. Being able to return in a leadership…

By Samantha Evans Hi, my name is Samantha, and I’m a junior nursing student. This is my first ABST trip, and it truly is amazing! Today we got up early and drove from Phoenix to Tuba City, where we then met our guides, explored the Navajo Museum and saw the…

By Madeline Emerson Our fourth day in Tuba City, Az. started out like usual—breakfast at Hogan Restaurant and heading down to the church to pack our sack lunches and meet up with our hosts, Vanessa and Chaunupa, plus our other friends Bryan and Fox. The only difference today was we…

By Alanna Perez, ’26 Hello, my name is Alanna Perez. I am a senior nursing major at Gannon University. This is my very first experience on an ABST with Gannon’s Center for Social Concerns. I am currently on the Navajo Nation trip in Arizona. The first day of our trip…