Archive for the Volunteering category
The Moncton Wesleyan’s Living Christmas Tree
December 5, 2009
I went to the Moncton Wesleyan's Living Christmas Tree yesterday and was very impressed by the community effort that went into the show. I'd imagine the total amount of investments in time, money, volunteer labour and technical equipment could be near 50K$.
Halfway through the show, they distributed small packets of information to sponsor children in great need for ... [more]
The great carnival at La Ceiba
May 26, 2009
We arrived in La Ceiba at 2:30PM, at which time we took another bus to our hotel, located thirty minutes from the city near a place called The Jungle River. On that day, in that part of the country, the weather was incredibly hot.
As Fred had stressed us to get up early in the morning so we would ... [more]
Our new family and Fred’s nonsense
May 26, 2009
This week we met with new volunteers, all but one from the United States. One of them, called Jake, has been volunteering with Global Volunteer Network in the past, and has been making a living recently here in La Esperanza. Not surprisingly, he plans on moving on to bigger and greater places in the near future. Volunteering seems ... [more]
The 14th Angel and the holes
May 26, 2009
We woke up early monday to catch the bus to San Pedro Sula at 6:00AM because we were not sure if the 7:00AM bus existed. It's existence seemed too mythical to rely upon.
Back at the Metropolitan Bus Station, we stopped in the food court to get something to eat. Since our friend Fred had been conditioning us to ... [more]
Sexy Copán
May 20, 2009
We knew before arriving that the Copán ruins were quite a touristic attraction for Honduras. We knew when we arrived just how touristic the Copán village was compared to what we had seen of the country. As we got down the bus, I could swear we got at least half a dozen offers for the best hotels in ... [more]
Our little terrorist
May 20, 2009
The drive to San Pedro Sula, our first destination (and main transfer point for the national transit system), was quite scenic and enjoyable. I slept the whole way there.
My first sight of San Pedro Sula, reknown as the industrial capital of Honduras, was its famous and new Metropolitan Bus Station. We got out of the bus and into ... [more]
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