Author Archives for Gerry Shea

DWC in The Philippines March 2024

March 5, 2024 1:22 pm Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

Prologue By Marcia Julian-DWC Team Leader One of the most amazing gifts of returning to a country that you have... Read More

March 5, 2024 12:56 pm Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

Friday, 1 March 2024 We arrived to a nearly vacant Siem Reap International Airport (SAI) at about 12:30 coming from... Read More

February 28, 2024 2:32 pm Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

Day 1 After two days of learning about Guatemalan culture during a busy weekend exploration, the group of Balmoral Hall... Read More

November 21, 2023 3:00 pm Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

Prologue By Kate Zulinick Today the DWC/ Urban team was introduced to each other, along with orientations and pizza. We... Read More

November 8, 2023 9:34 am Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

Saturday November 4 Like, zoinks, man! So, like, we were walkin’ with Antoine along these cliffs in Barranco, and we... Read More

November 8, 2023 9:23 am Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

Prologue After months of planning and building excitement, 10 of us from throughout Canada finally converged in Kenya on November... Read More

November 2, 2023 10:54 am Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

Becky and I flew into Kathmandu from Delhi on Friday 27 October, arriving at 1240. We cleared immigration and customs... Read More

October 26, 2023 4:02 pm Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

Day 1 October 23 Full school assembly gave us a very warm welcome Introductions all round Refurbishment plans discussed Setting... Read More

October 24, 2023 4:33 pm Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

This past week, Guatemala welcomed fourteen volunteers from areas across Canada to work on the DWC Light Up Guatemala Eco-stove... Read More

October 24, 2023 10:05 am Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

Day 1 Our first DWC trip has been nothing short of amazing. Sri Lanka has given us a chance to... Read More

October 12, 2023 11:25 am Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

October 8 – By Adrian Wow, what a day and what an adventure. I never expected our school to fix... Read More

October 10, 2023 3:24 pm Published by Gerry Shea Comments Off

Day 1 We were all excited to finally start the build we had been dreaming about for months! We learned... Read More