Peru, Lima: Bodwell High School – project starts
April 19, 2016 | PeruThe adventure begins First day of the project in San Jose Obrero 1. On the first day of the project we arrived at the elementary school that we are helping. We went into each classroom... Read More
Peru, Lima: Bodwell High School – exploring and building
April 19, 2016 | PeruExploring Lima On our third day, we had a break from construction work. In the morning, we visited a local fruit market where we met people from Ato Colibri, an organization that helps teenagers like... Read More
Peru, Lima – U30 Team: Week Two, working on the wall
June 16, 2015 | PeruWe started week two through the dusty wind, working hard on the wall. It was nothing what we’ve expected before and we were all sweating buckets at the end of the day. We hauled so... Read More
Peru, Lima – U30 Team: Week Two, working on the wall
June 16, 2015 | PeruWe started week two through the dusty wind, working hard on the wall. It was nothing what we’ve expected before and we were all sweating buckets at the end of the day. We hauled so... Read More
Peru, Lima – U30: Week 3
June 16, 2015 | PeruIt was a short week coming into the third week we were here. It started to get colder coming into the season of fall. Cloud covered our worksite most of the day, but we never... Read More
Peru, Lima – U30: Final Week
June 16, 2015 | PeruThe final week was bittersweet. And cold. We got a taste of what fall feels and looks like in Peru. The heavy mist and temperature would be associated with the same weather on Vancouver Island.... Read More
Peru, Lima – U30 Team: First Day at Work Site
May 12, 2015 | PeruFrom the jungle of towering buildings, to the dusty hill of Pueblos Jóvenes, Lima is living city home to over nine million people, heavy traffic, and a rich culture almost as old as time itself. The... Read More
Lima – Bodwell Team: Working, Walls, Posts and Paths
May 1, 2015 | PeruIt took us almost a whole day to erect the structure that will be used to hold the concrete for half the wall. It constantly amazes us how hard we work and how slow the... Read More
Lima – Bodwell Team: Work progressing
May 1, 2015 | PeruSometimes we feel like big moose going up and down the school staircase, while we watch nimble children navigate the angles (with no railings all week). Today, Jerrmy in particular can feel some success because... Read More
Lima – Bodwell Team: Final Day at Work Site and Goodbyes
May 1, 2015 | PeruA week of hard work later and we have 3 mostly completed projects. Miguel is going to put the final coat of red paint on the school and take the retaining boards off the wall... Read More