Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Monster Pet was indeed monstrous – in terms of SIZE of facility and VARIETY of products to purchase. The bunnies looked tired (Easter work) but the koi were active and awesome. Tim R. (manager) taught us how to read the ingredients of a kibble bag. Back at school, Lini Federici and terriers (Thor and...
Continue readingOur IL group spent the day getting familiar with the basics of sewing – patterns, pins, and sewing machines. We started our day off with the initial stages of bib-making. This included cutting the pattern and sewing our first stitches around the neck. After a quick snack, we dove right into sewing the rim around...
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We had a great first day exploring the history and art of Latino culture in Philly. We prepared for our day by listening to various Latino artists like Frankie Ruiz, Tito Nieves, and Marc Anthony. Soon after, we got underway and headed to Taller Puertorriqueño. There they showed us a brief presentation of Taíno...
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These kids are working hard. We are so proud of them....
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Making T-shirts with Taino symbols and taking a walking tour of the barrio. ...
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Last Thursday, we began to discuss what we will be doing this week. Each day we will be learning about a different area in Asia. First, today we will go to Chinatown to learn about Chinese culture. Tomorrow, we will visit an art museum to learn about Korean art. On Wednesday we will visit an Indian temple....
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We started today off with a plentiful breakfast filled with pancakes, fresh fruit and yogurt! After breakfast we started our journey to a new location three hours away. Along the way we made some meaningful stops and learned mucho information! Our first stop of the day we went to a lake and took a boat...
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In the morning after breakfast, we once again divided into work groups after a short meeting for worship. Work on the mural continued and it’s coming along nicely. We made more delicious bread, made more arts and crafts, and worked more on the garden. After some classic frisbee and lunch, we headed out to...
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We awoke at the ungodly hour of 6:30am, already having lost an hour to German daylight savings, and after our breakfast provided graciously by our Köln hotel well before the typical time, we promptly boarded the bus for a four-hour bus ride north to Bremen. We got off at Bremen Universum, a math and...
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China — Day Three 3/27/16 Today we woke up and had a wonderful breakfast at 8:30. We then got ready and prepared for our long ride to the Great Wall of China. We departed by bus at 9:00 and had a 2 hour ride to Beigoucun. We then went to a converted Brick Yard,...
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We woke up this morning early and had a nice breakfast of tomatoes, olive oil, jam, and homemade bread at 8 am! Then we all went to La Casa Africana, a meeting space for the FES community and talked about our personal goals for this week. We also established a few different leadership roles...
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Guttentag! Today we took a coach into Köln. There, we toured a chocolate factory. The chocolate was delicious. Then, we saw Köln Cathedral. It was incredible. Some of us climbed up roughly 600 steps to the top of the spiral staircase, which was 450 feet high. WHAT A VIEW!!!❤️❤️❤️ Peace Love Germany...
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After a tasty breakfast at our Beijing hotel, we started off with some friendly foosball competition, which became very intense. Later, we walked to the metro station. The underground space was very crowded. We took the train to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. We split up into three groups, and explored the City,...
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Just beginning to map out the different things that shape identity and influence the way we work as leaders. Much to do next week!...
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