by Daniel Ashurst | Jun 1, 2018 | Delegations, Spay/Neuter Brigade 2018
Typically I sleep much later than many other people, but on this trip in El Salvador I have been forced to rise at the ungodly early hour of 7:00 a.m. This adjustment has been tough for me to get used to (as evidenced by my frequent napping on many of the bus rides),... by Daniel Ashurst | Mar 21, 2016 | Alternative Spring Break 2016, Delegations, Lessons from El Espino
My name is Natalia (Yaya) Miller-Forrest and I am 14 years old. I am part of the Immaculate Heart of Mary confirmation class. I participated in the Alternative Spring Break trip as my retreat requirement for my first year of confirmation preparation. For the ASB... by Daniel Ashurst | Mar 18, 2016 | Alternative Spring Break 2016, Delegations, Lessons from El Espino
This trip is providing fruitful experiences, which I hope will benefit people other than myself. It’s a whole new world here in El Salvador, and the lives of people here are greatly affected by violence that I have had the luxury of not knowing. Yesterday we went to... by Daniel Ashurst | Mar 17, 2016 | Alternative Spring Break 2016, Delegations, Lessons from El Espino
Today we went to Santiago Texacuangos to visit the coffee cooperative, and I’ll be honest, I don’t know my way up from down here. But the city, the city is so beautiful I can’t help but watch it go by, a mish-mash of homes and restaurants and markets. From the... by Daniel Ashurst | Mar 16, 2016 | Alternative Spring Break 2016, Delegations, Lessons from El Espino
This morning was a little rough getting up. Just a little stiff from the first day. But when I woke up, I woke up to a very hot and delicious warm banana smoothie. It was amazing. Today we spent a lot of the day at the school. I loved every bit of it. When the bus was...
