Pictures from India!

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All good in India!

Namaskaar (greetings in an informal Indian dialect) from Chiplun, India,  All is going great. Yesterday was a day of getting to know mumbai. We visited and saw the place where Gandhi worked and lived, the gateway to India arch and visited a synagogue. That night we were welcomed at a local synagogue and participated in...

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More from Mumbai!

The group was off to an early start with 8am breakfast. We were each personally served an omelet with toast and chai (tea), in s smaller than normal dinning room.  As we finished eating we went downstairs to look around the gated community we are staying in, and found some school children getting ready for...

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Udpate from India!

Today we got off to an early start so we could make the 5 hour (ish) trek to Camp in Chiplun. We got to check out some great views along the way as we left the busy city and drove through villages and smaller towns. Whether it was the crazy organized (debatable) chaos of Indian...

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Shabbat in India!

Shabbat After arriving at Shalom Hotel we took a drive to the Indian Ocean. Stretching our legs and playing in the ocean was just what we needed! Seeing the countryside during the ride was beautiful. After many preconceived notions about what Shabbat would be in India we came to find many similarities and some cool...

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Seeing India!

Today we got off to an early start so we could make the 5 hour (ish) trek to Camp in Chiplun. We got to check out some great views along the way as we left the busy city and drove through villages and smaller towns. Whether it was the crazy organized (debatable) chaos of Indian...

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Pictures from the Parade at Give Kids the World!

Our students participated in the weekly celebration of Christmas at Give Kids the World! Everyone got to dress up and take part in the celebration parade! Afterwards, the group danced, partied and spent quality with all of the families. Enjoy the pictures!

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Saludos de la Republica Dominicana

Hola a todos! Since our last post on Tuesday night, so much has happened here at Hogar de la Esparanza de un nino, the orphanage we are at in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic. Here´s a brief day-by-day rundown of what we´ve been up to. Tuesday Night After dinner we watched In the Time of the...

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Giving Kids the World

Today is our last day volunteering at Give Kids the World and we have had a great week so far. For those of you who don’t know, Give Kids the World is located in Orlando, Florida and this non profit organization provides children with life threatening illnesses, and their families, a week full of fun,...

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Becoming a kids again

When do we grow up? That is similar to asking when our day begins; does it start when we arrive at our destination, during our journey, when we wake up, or possibly long before we ever knew it would come? Growing up is a state of mind – one that we embody based on societal...

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