Stories on volunteerism, mindfulness, and responsible travel
Christina and I are still on the coast of Ecuador. We’ve been here for about 2 and a half months. A few weeks ago I started working as Field Coordinator for All Hands – Project Ecuador. My job now includes managing all the logistics and coordination of all our current projects. Right now there are … Continue reading Building Homes in Nuevo Briceño
Ben and I arrived on the coast of Ecuador about 6 weeks ago. Before coming here we’d spent a few months at home in Sarasota, reconnecting with family and friends. Our intention was to stay in the States for a while and had our sights set on making a home out West somewhere. We were just … Continue reading All Hands Project Ecuador
Ben and I have spent the past 10 days at the Swan Yoga center in Goa, Southern India. We left Malawi at the end of October, after almost two weeks on project with All Hands. I got the message that my grandfather had passed away while we were there and we made the quick decision … Continue reading Yoga in Southern India
We left Pankaj in Calcutta at 5am to make our flight to Mumbai. After one night in Mumbai in a nice air conditioned airport hotel (our first a/c in over 4 months) we continued our flight to Nairobi, Kenya and then Blantyre, Malawi. From Blantyre, after 12 hours of travel, we took a 3 hour … Continue reading The Warm Heart of Africa
Before leaving Nepal, Ben and I agreed we wanted to continue our work with All Hands. The organization had just started a project in Malawi, Southern Africa building wells for a community that had just come out of a severe drought. We decided to apply for the project and were accepted shortly after. Our start day was Oct. … Continue reading Calcutta the City of Joy
It’s been about two months since our last post from Amritsar. So much has changed in our world since then and now that we are finally getting back to writing it’s hard to remember all the intricate details of our time in Rajasthan and the rest of Northern India. I will try to summarize most … Continue reading A Journey Into India and Hinduism
After the Dalai Lama’s teachings in Dharamsala, Ben and I decided to stay and volunteer for a week. In Dharamsala, and in the nearby town of McCloud Ganj, there are many organizations that have been established to help the Tibetan community adjust to life in exile here in India. We only had about one week before … Continue reading Teaching Tibetans & Staying with Sikhs
