After climbing over 6000 ft in 2 days, we all reached the moorland summit of Mt. Elgon! The hike up was amazing, beginning in banana farms, coffee plantations, and ascending to jungle then strange moorland with Dr. Seuss-esque bushes, fragrant wildflowers, and mist rising out of the 2.4 million year old crater. The weather was kind to us as […]
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A quick note from the Global Routes Office: I had a great chat with Laurel this morning (our time) and she said the group had an amazing trek on Mt. Elgon. Gorgeous weather, steep hiking and a “Dr. Seuss” landscape made for a fantastic adventure. The group was in high spirits and resting at the
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 Rani, Amelia, and Ben outside of Ben’s house in Maria Aurora Catazacon Hannah and Elena have been having a wonderful time in Catazacon getting to know and love our families, our school, and our community. This week we began to teach additional English classes that are open to anyone in the community, which have
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After successful completion of a beautiful new classroom, we finished hand-building 12 shiny new desks. Then our final celebration brought many new experiences, such as performing a traditional Luhya dance for the whole community with the students of Munjiti. Then the gift giving began…chickens were given to Laurel and Kate and Sam, and our local
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While participating in the Global Routes’ Nepal Trip in the summer of 2010, I was inspired by many things. Not only did the dedication of my teammates encourage me to work as hard as I could, but the dedication of the children and the love I received from my host-families made my experience in Nepal
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