Costa Rica November 2024
November 14, 2024 | Costa RicaDay 1 So today was our first day on the job! The amazing team made short work of the garden, which meant we had to dig up the trees, roots, and all. The eight feet... Read More
Sri Lanka in November 2024
November 14, 2024 | Sri LankaNovember 10, 2024 The team rose to a Sri Lankan breakfast and to the sights and sounds of orphaned elephants. We are staying at the Grand Royal Pinnalanda. It backs onto the Ma-Oya River, which... Read More
Sri Lanka in October 2024
October 31, 2024 | Sri LankaDAY 1: Bradley and I are on our way to join my incredible college friend & roommate Kathleen and a group to build a school in Kegalle, Sri Lanka through Developing World Connections. Ready to... Read More
Peru in October 2024
October 9, 2024 | PeruDay 1 It’s 7:30, a foggy, chilly morning as we load into our van to begin our trek to our home away from home for the next 2 weeks, excited to see the school and... Read More
Cambodia in October 2024
October 2, 2024 | CambodiaDay one, bus then boat to the site. Ready to go, drills, hammers, spanners to hand. It’s really hot, don’t forget to drink lots of water, (35deg c). Lots of nailing, then drilling, then bolts.... Read More
Peru September 2024
September 23, 2024 | PeruThursday 19 Sep 2024 Becky and I arrived at the Lima airport at 21h30. We flew on LATAM airlines from Guayaquil, Ecuador after nine days in Quito and in the Galapagos Islands. We were taking... Read More
Kenya in August 2024
August 15, 2024 | KenyaDay 1 Day 1 and this team rocks! The introductions were short and brief which was just as well as everyone seemed anxious to dive right in and get to work. In no time at... Read More
DWC in The Philippines March 2024
March 5, 2024 | PhilippinesPrologue By Marcia Julian-DWC Team Leader One of the most amazing gifts of returning to a country that you have worked in previously with Developing World Connections, is that of reconnecting with friends. When we... Read More
Salesforce in Cambodia March 2024
March 5, 2024 | CambodiaFriday, 1 March 2024 We arrived to a nearly vacant Siem Reap International Airport (SAI) at about 12:30 coming from four days in a cold rainy Paris followed by three sweltering, radiant days in Bangkok. ... Read More
Balmoral Hall School in Guatemala
February 28, 2024 | GuatemalaDay 1 After two days of learning about Guatemalan culture during a busy weekend exploration, the group of Balmoral Hall students was ready to start working! There are 11 of them in total; all eager... Read More
Urban Systems in Peru 2023
November 21, 2023 | PeruPrologue By Kate Zulinick Today the DWC/ Urban team was introduced to each other, along with orientations and pizza. We started our day by taking public transit to the historical city centre of Lima. We... Read More
Salesforce in Peru November 2023
November 8, 2023 | PeruSaturday November 4 Like, zoinks, man! So, like, we were walkin’ with Antoine along these cliffs in Barranco, and we saw all these high school and middle school graduation ceremonies. The kids were all rockin’... Read More