Fun and hard work in Cambodia
October 20, 2017 | CambodiaWow, what an amazing start to our journey here in Cambodia. So much fun to connect with previous friends from the 2016 Nepal trip, 6 of us were reunited with Jen Baillee as our team... Read More
Happy surprises in Guatemala
October 17, 2017 | GuatemalaSaturday, October 7, 2017 Arrived in Antigua late at night. Sunday, October 8, 2017Being a Sunday, we had a walking tour of Antigua. We went to a Jade factory and saw how they cut the... Read More
Kamloops Boys and Girls Club Youth Council in Guatemala
August 18, 2017 | GuatemalaAugust 18, 2017 Today started with a wondrous sleep, even if we only slept until 6am. At 7am we had a scrumptious breakfast. We got to choose we wanted so I got hot chocolate and... Read More
Balmoral students build for kids in Peru
May 17, 2017 | PeruMay 18 Although this was our last day of work, it was definitely our best. We started off with an uneventful morning full of sanding, chipping, brick organizing and water carrying. It was a surprise... Read More
Lucky 13 for TRIP team to Sri Lanka
April 26, 2017 | Sri LankaApril 25 Here’s a last look at this fantastic team at work! April 24 Last night we had an incredible dinner at Palm Paradise – a hotel many of the previous volunteers will remember having... Read More
Building a home for a Guatemalan family
April 19, 2017 | GuatemalaApril 29 It is hard to imagine how much delight three rooms can give to a family, but this is what the Developing World Connections team in Duenas, Guatemala, experienced when they built a home... Read More
Team Bodwell heads to Peru
April 7, 2017 | PeruThursday, April 20Today was our last day at San Jose Abrero. It was nice to see the improvements we made but also recognize how much more work needs to be done. Only with programs like... Read More
Building a better school for Peru’s children
March 20, 2017 | PeruMarch 13 Hola! Today is our first day working at San Jose Obrero, a school in a very poor area of Villa Maria del Triunfo. It is also the first day of the new school... Read More
Hot sun, warm hearts in India
March 6, 2017 | IndiaMarch 17 The final day dawned pretty much like our other days in Rajasthan: clear, hot and sunny. The difference was that today we did not have to work. Today was all about celebrating how... Read More
Schools join for Guatemala
March 6, 2017 | GuatemalaMarch 6 and 7On the morning of March 6, we visited the Eco-Filtro, a water purification factory, and took a tour. We learned two things: that culture acceptance is important, which is why chlorine cant... Read More
Adventure in Guatemala
February 28, 2017 | GuatemalaMarch 1 Hola from San Miguel Duenas. After another delicious breakfast at Fernando’s, we spent our final day at open windows, finishing murals, reading stories with children, playing games such as Stella Ella Olla, Squirt... Read More
Smiles greet volunteers to Cambodia
January 30, 2017 | CambodiaFeb. 4 Today, Saturday February 4, the students started the day by going to the beautiful Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap. The temple is one of the seven wonders of the world and built... Read More