Our hearts go out to the people of Japan. My very first trip after Peace Corps was a tour of temples and shrines all across Japan. One of Seeds former Peace Corps volunteers has called this beautiful island nation home for the past year while teaching English. Will Wheeler is safe and unharmed. He says...
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Volunteer in Guatemala: Valerie’s thoughts on week 3
After working in the Cumbre again last week, we had the chance to venture to Antigua last weekend. We were almost to our bus stop in Chimaltenango (where we were going to change buses), when we came across a “sister” bus headed the opposite direction that had broken down. Fluid...
Volunteer in Guatemala: Valerie’s thoughts on week 2
I can’t say these last couple of weeks have been more of the same…no one day here is ever like the next. At first I saw this as frustrating and unstructured; now it makes me feel free. Two weekends ago I ventured to Panajachel; my “charter bus” driver dropped me off at a major freeway...
Volunteers in Guatemala::: Visit to the Cumbre
Carolyn, a former peace corp volunteer in Guatemala, John, and Neto of JJBean Coffee, traveled throughout Guatemala in late June. They wanted to visit Seeds of Help in Huehuetenango, Guatemala and we were happy to show them around. Brenda, our head of operations in Guatemala, Will, and Cat, peace corp volunteers with Seeds of Help,...
Volunteer in Guatemala: Seeds of Help Trip June 2009
Walter Able, the president of Seeds of Help took a short trip this past week in June to share all of the great things happening in Guatemala. Along with Walter was Stacy Able, his wife and Photographer for Seeds of Help Foundation, Rob and David Plakenhorn, and Ellie Young. They went to schools in the...