Every Friday, after finishing a week's work with the family, we have a fiesta! The family makes a huge meal and the groups usually bring a pinata and cakes.
Dancing, playing with kids, chatting, lots of good times :)
First Groups February 18th 2010 Last week, we had a group of 21 adults from Ohio. Part of the group last week included the two parents of the long-term volunteer Ryan, who was here the first year I came down, so it was really neat to spend time with them. This week we have 3 groups - one with 39 high schoolers from Seattle, 21 all ages from Arizona and Nevada, and 14 all ages from Ohio = 74 total!!
They've all been really kin ... read more
North America » Mexico » Baja California » Tijuana The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more
Summer 2008 - Uganda and Ghana
Fall 2009 - Europe, India, Pakistan, Central America
Jan-August 2010 - Tijuana, Mexico
July-Sept 2012 - Lima, Peru... full info