Paraguay 2015, Day 2 – Roosters, Dogs and Dragon Tamers
June 26, 2015 – My first day in Carapegua didn’t begin well. I was exhausted from traveling and was running on only five hours of […]
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Jamaica 2015, Day 5 – Lesson Plans
Sunday, June 28, 2015 – Today we wrote out our lesson plans for the Hermitage Basic School where we will be teaching the 3-6 year olds. […]
Jamaica 2015, Day 4 – Those Who Stay
After a night of cats in battle and guard dog serenades, we began our first full day in Kingston Jamaica. What a contrast to the […]
Paraguay 2015, Day 1 – First Impressions
Entering Paraguay my first thought was wow it feels like home! So safe and the smells! That’s one thing that grabbed my attention the most, […]
Zambia 2015, Day 1 – “We went, we saw, we learned – and became friends”
June 25, 2015 – Upon visiting the David Kuanda Technical High School, all assumptions and fears were gone. DK is one of the best high […]
Jamaica 2015, Day 3 – Keep Walking
June 26, 2015 – Today was the day. The impending notorious hike (12am-5am) to the peak of Blue Mountain made me nervous but brought me the […]
Jamaica 2015, Day 1 – Arrival in the Blue Mountains
High in the clouds, up through the mountains and across the river, or at least an attempt, sums up my day. After a long day […]
Taking Off
June 23, 2015 – All three LearnServe Abroad groups are on their way. The first group was LearnServe Jamaica, bright and early at 5.30 am […]
Remembering Sam Murray
It is with great sadness that we share that Sam Murray, LearnServe Paraguay ’09, passed away last week in Massachusetts. We celebrate Sam as a […]
Why Summer Abroad Matters: The 0.25%
After reading this summer’s blog posts and talking with our students about how meaningful the experience abroad was for them, I remember how rare this […]