These kids are working hard. We are so proud of them....
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Taller Puertorriqueño: El Corazón Cultural del Barrio
Making T-shirts with Taino symbols and taking a walking tour of the barrio. ...
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¡Dia dos en Nicaragua!
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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The Moorish Kingdom of Granada
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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Granada: Service & La Semana Santa
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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Saturday, March 26th in pictures
Granada, Spain: Fundación Escuela de Solidaridad
Today we arrived at our destination: Granada, Spain. The trip was long, but along the way we got a glimpse of the beautiful scenery in this country. When we finally got to Fundación Escuela de Solidaridad, our home for the next few days, we had time...
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Why did You Choose the Nicaragua Trip?
“I chose this trip because I like doing global service.” “I am looking forward to a new culture.” “I am very excited to see a way of life different than my own and see the nature of Nicaragua.” “I chose to go to Nicaragua because last year I went to Costa Rica, and I...
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First Bayshore meeting!
It was great to finally get a chance to see our group together. Fun facts: 50% of us chose blue as our favorite color, and the most popular favorite food was ice cream (5 out of 16 votes). After introductions, we watched a slide show to learn a bit more about the Bayshore Center...
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Welcome to Let’s Sew for Babies!
Here we are choosing fabric for our first project, a reversible bib. We have learned the difference between types of fabrics, how to place a pattern on fabric, and how to cut fabric with a pattern. In addition, we got a quick lesson on threading machines, so we are ready to begin sewing on...
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MFS Local Spanish Trip
Looking forward to exploring Taller Puertorriqueño, Southwark Elementary School, Casa Monarca, and more … MFS Spanish IL!...
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Manicures, Aerobics and Sing-Alongs
Today we took a trip to the Collingswood Manor. We spent the first hour of our day there cleaning up trash outside of the building and moving furniture. After that we went inside where some of us organized books, and others split up to do manicures and workouts with the residents. Another activity some...
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Looking Good, Doing Good, Feeling Good
March 23, 2015 Today we visited the Heart of Camden and organized the warehouse. After that we cleaned the basketball court by raking and cleaning leaves. Then we took a lunch break while Phil taught us about what they do. The Heart of Camden works around the community to clean up and build houses....
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Experiencing Art
This 2015 Intensive Learning year our artsy group will be traveling to local destinations to create ephemeral art that relates to the environment in which we are standing–from improv and street art to using trees to draw. Our three trips will include Philadelphia, Pakum Pond in the Pine Barrens and the beaches in Ocean...
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New Friends and a Fond Farewell
Today we visited a school in Chengdu called Dujiangyan yucai high school. We were welcomed by a banner hanging outside of their school and some students who were eagerly awaiting our arrival. The students we met were all juniors because the seniors had to study for their upcoming college entrance exams. After a tour...
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