Sadly, today was our final day at the forge. The experience as a whole was great and we had fun making multiple tools with metal. I finished making a fire poker and many others finished hooks and tools. We had conversations about what we liked about this Intensive Learning. All in all it was...
Continue reading
Cabinets of Curiosities: Curating People
Aidan C The mummy exhibit in the Penn Museum is unique in that it doesn’t clearly express this culture in a humane way. For a place that is built on humanity, the mummy exhibit portrays humans in a way that could be seen as disrespectful seeing as one of the mummies is displayed naked....
Continue reading
Finishing Touches and Pizza
So today at the boat we added the finishing touches. We painted the rails, the boxes that hold all the sailors’ equipment, and the name plates for the boat. We finished sanding at the Bayshore center, a task that took most of our workday. Other members of our group used small pickaxes to remove...
Continue reading
Day Four of Quilting for Alzheimer’s
Today was the day we finished up our quilts. As we put the binding and finishing touches on our sewn on objects, we completed some rad quilts. Along with our now extensive knowledge of Alzheimer’s and quilting, we also watched Still Alice, a movie about early onset Alzheimer’s to educate us on the realities...
Continue readingDay Five of Quilting for Alzheimer’s
Today we visited Harmony Village where we gave our quilts. We were able to meet people in different stages of Alzheimer’s. Although we had heard about it all week, it was interesting to see it in person and get the experience. A woman who worked there, Lauren, took us to different rooms each with...
Continue readingGalápagos: A Day on Isabella Island
Today we woke up at 5:30 and ate a quick breakfast of ham, eggs, and fruit before getting on the bus to head into the city. Once we arrived, we sat on the pier and waited for our water taxi to the boat. The group hastily boarded the boat named “Undertaker” and set off...
Continue reading
China Day Seven: Nanjing National Museum
Today we started our day from the hotel, eating a leisurely breakfast and departing at 9 AM. We drove to the foot of Nanjing’s highest mountain range, and gazed up at the shrine high above us. We walked up a long wooded path and up a wide staircase before turning around and looking down...
Continue reading
China Day Six: Nanjing
We started the day off with breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards, we took the bus to the Nanjing massacre museum and memorial, where we learned about the killing of 300,000 Chinese people prior to the Second World War. Next, we traveled to the Nanjing wall and rode bikes on the 35 kilometer path on...
Continue reading
3.28.18: Meeting Our Host Families
Bonjour à tout, Today we started our first full day in Carcassonne with our host families. We enjoyed an authentic French breakfast that consisted of fresh brioche, Nutella, and café au lait. After our petit-déjeuner, our host families drove us to a local high school to meet our group. From there, we traveled to...
Continue readingCabinets of Curiosities: Becoming the Exhibit
Today, we spent the day hard at work in Ms. McFeely’s room because there was no museum trip planned. We started the day preparing presentations with pictures from yesterday’s scavenger hunt. After we presented, we were given the chance to do some reading and then discuss as a group. For lunch, we cooked Mac...
Continue readingA Hidden Gem Discovered
Today South Jersey Service Learning took a trip to one of New Jersey’s hidden gems, Camden’s Children’s Garden. While there, the team met the enthusiastic staff who is ecstatic for their opening Saturday. The volunteers from MFS assisted with various tasks such as raking, collecting trash, and planting flowers throughout the garden. While working,...
Continue reading
Clean-Up and Water Quality Survey at Newton Lake
In Collingswood, NJ, South Jersey Service partnered with South Jersey Land and Water Trust (SJLWT) to pick up trash around Newton Lake. We collected beer bottles, takeout bags, wrappers, plastic, and more among the leaves and mud surrounding the lake. Afterwards, an organizer of the SJLWT collected water samples with macro-invertebrates to educate us...
Continue readingArt and Interfaith Justice and MUSLIM Faith Encounter
Today we traveled to the Interfaith Center in Philadelphia to learn about what the organization does for the community. We learned that one component of their work is to use art as a means of connecting with people of different faiths. We participated in two activities at the center. The first was an activity...
Continue reading
Croatia and Bosnia makes it seven countries in six days!
Today we traveled to Dubrovnik, Croatia! Dubrovnik is a very beautiful town covered with red-roofed stone buildings and surrounded by gorgeous teal water. Dubrovnik is also where the HBO hit TV show Game Of Thrones does a lot of its filming, especially of Kings Landing. The first spot we saw was Fort Lovrijenac which doubles as Blackwater...
Continue reading
Multicultural Philly: Italian Market Tour
Today we were able to explore various parts of Philadelphia. We started the day off by walking through the mosaic-covered walls of Philadelphia. Artist Isaiah Zagar created the walls. We also ran into his wife and their dog. Some of his artwork included random letters, quotes, and portraits of people. We proceeded to walk...
Continue reading