When Danielle was seven, she believed she could fly. Throwing herself into the air with all limbs flailing, she would inevitably always land with a thud, leaving bruised knees and elbows. In her own words, she described it as, “The feeling that even for just one ‘Mississippi’ I could be surrounded by nothing but the […]
...continue readingArchive for September, 2010
Adventures in Gaspe!
Published by September 30th, 2010 in FB, Other Sites, Team 1, Road Team Blogs and Student Zone. 0 CommentsQuebec! We arrived at the school that we were staying at/playing at that night. The school was awesome! It has always been a childhood dream of mine to stay over night in a school and I fulfilled it twice. The next day we did a show for the school and there were around […]
...continue readingGREETINGS FROM THE WILD WEST!
Published by September 27th, 2010 in FB, Other Sites, Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Student Zone. 0 CommentsThere’s a nervous excitement that settles into the bottom of a nomads belly before he or she begins scaling the open road. Familiarity promises to become a foreign concept, ‘home’ a word with questionable meaning, and maps resemble blueprints for moments of unimaginable joy. But that’s exactly why we do what we do: […]
...continue readingVolunteering at The Good Samaritan!
Published by September 24th, 2010 in FB, School of Leadership and Student Zone. 0 CommentsWell this week we volunteered at a home for the elderly called The Good Samaritan, which has about twenty residents living there. It is a great nursing home in Vicente Guerrero, just about a ten minute drive from were we live. People who live here are usually dropped off by the family never […]
...continue readingQUEBEC!
Published by September 24th, 2010 in School of Leadership, Team 1, Road Team Blogs, Think Day and Student Zone. 0 CommentsSeptember 22nd, 2010, our first arrival in Quebec! A good long nine or so more hours of driving. Finally arriving in a town called “La Tuque”. When we first got there we were welcomed by the teachers and slowly started to unload our gear into the gym and get ready for tomorrows performance, […]
...continue readingIt Only Takes ONE Person…
Published by September 22nd, 2010 in FB, School of Leadership and Student Zone. ClosedThroughout our School of Leadership student’s year, they are asked to read numerous books to enhance their knowledge of global issues and to challenge their world views. One of the first books on the list is, ONE: A Face Behind the Numbers by our very own CEO, Vaden Earle. This book is great to learn […]
...continue readingBanting Memorial High School: Eye Opening and Riveting!
Published by September 16th, 2010 in Other Sites, QQ, School Testimonials, Testimonials and Think Day. ClosedCongratulations!!!
I just witnessed a truly amazing assembly this morning. As a teacher at a high school, sometimes students can be disruptive and rude during assemblies and today that was not the case at our school. I was proud to teach at our school and be wowed by the silence at the correct times and the hype […]
School of Leadership Students First Day of Teaching English
Published by September 15th, 2010 in FB, School of Leadership and Student Zone. ClosedMy dad has always told me “Matthew you’re not nervous, you’re excited. It’s the same emotion it just depends how you look at it.” I’m here to tell you; NERVOUS was definitely what I was. Today was our first day of teaching the English program that we came up with to […]
...continue readingWhen Absolute decides to build a house for a family through our Hero Holiday program, there are two things we need to make it happen:
someone who knows what they are doing
someone who is willing to learn how to be a part of making it happen
And then, after you have secured those two items, jump in […]
...continue readingShane and Kate Plus Eight
Published by September 12th, 2010 in FB, Other Sites, Team 1, Think Day and Student Zone. 1 CommentSeptember 10, 2010
We are team one, and because there are ten of us and our road team leaders are Shane and Katie, we have dubbed ourselves, “Shane and Kate Plus Eight”
Today we had to be up and out the door at 6:20am. SOO EARLY. One of our neighbors wasn’t too pleased to wake up to […]
