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
Setting the Stage for a Lodge in Rwanda
November 30, 2016 | RwandaLast day, plus celebratory dinner earlier in the weekRwanda, Kigali – August 25Last day to “get ‘er done” and then a special dinner. The team was working hard to get the last stretch of wire... Read More
Providing shelter in the Philippines – November 2016
November 7, 2016 | PhilippinesWednesday, Nov. 16 The projects are coming along really well. The little house is nearing completion and the family is showing great excitement and dreaming of spending their first night in their new abode.Also, on... Read More
Building schools in Nepal
October 21, 2016 | NepalOctober 31 Can this get any better?! The elephant safari was undescribable, I’m still gushing! We met our elephant Champakali and her faend (driver) Gobiend. To get on Champakali, we mount from these towers, four... Read More
INDIA Location and Culture
October 19, 2016 | IndiaIn the southeast corner of Rajasthan lies the town of Bhinder, home to some 30, 000 people. The town is made up of a mix of Hindu, Muslim and tribal people. In the center of... Read More