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Published by July 20th, 2011 in Uncategorized. ClosedDay Two - The Shack Experience - ‘Whole New World’
Published by October 23rd, 2010 in School of Leadership, FB, Other Sites, Testimonials, Hero Holiday, Student Zone and Uncategorized. ClosedIt’s a whole new world in Mexico when you wake up at 5am. There are people walking to work after cooking breakfast and lunch for their families. There are buses driving up and down the streets to pick up the workers and take them to the fields. Who knew this was all going on while […]
...continue readingDay One - The Shack Experience - ‘Generosity’
Published by October 23rd, 2010 in Other Sites, School of Leadership, FB, Testimonials, Student Zone, Mainpage, Hero Holiday and Featured. Closed
It ended up being a beautiful day for the first day of the shack experience which was a relief after a few days of rain at the beginning of the week. The students dropped their small bundle of belongings off at the shack first thing this morning and walked their “kids” to school.
The morning was spent doing odd jobs around the house and yard. After a lunch break we headed off to meet the clamming crew. We were grateful for the warmth of the sun and surprisingly enjoyed the job more than we thought we would. After a few hours we had a total of 43 clams that were big enough to sell for a total income of 120 pesos (10 dollars). 
The rest of the pile that we had worked so hard to gather were chucked back into the ocean.
The students went grocery shopping after work and were pleasantly surprised at what they were able to get with their money and still had some to spare. Some local friends came by to check on them and gave them a hand with some plastic they brought from the ranch he works at; they helped them get a fire going and showed them how to clean the clams they brought home from the beach. Later that evening another neighbor stopped by with fresh tortillas for a snack. We experienced the amazing generosity of the Mexican people. These people have only met us a few times and yet they wanted to do what they could to help us. People pitch in and help each other here, that’s how they survive. Makes me think about what I’d be willing to do for strangers or people I just met.
- 2010 SOL Student living in ‘The Shack’
School of Leadership Orientation in Hamilton
Published by September 2nd, 2010 in FB, School of Leadership, Other Sites, Think Day and Student Zone. ClosedAbsolute would like to welcome our School of Leadership students to Hamilton! This school year holds a lot of adventure as they take their turn spending one semester touring with our Think Day presentation delivering a strong and valuable message of self-worth and purpose to high school students all over Canada. The rest of their […]
...continue reading“One, two, three, lift!” - Mexico Hero Holiday
Published by July 4th, 2010 in FB and Other Sites. ClosedBUILD BUILD BUILD!!! These past two days have contained nothing but, nailing, measuring, cutting, and painting. We arrived at the work sites around 9am Saturday morning, to see two separate slabs of cement and two piles of lumber awaiting our assembly. After a quick safety briefing we split into two teams, starting an instant rivalry. The first task […]
...continue readingIn 12 days we:
Had eight (nine for some) different airplane rides, traveled through three different countries, stayed in three different hotels, had countless bus rides, a horse (honkey) ride, a boat ride, visited a few different beaches, helped build a school, had an awareness tour of Port-au-Prince, constantly fought with sketchy internet, took thirty-five orphaned […]
Today was another productive day on our project sites. At the boys home we were laying block, hanging doors, prepping the roof to be replaced and being entertained by the boys singing and dancing (absolutely hilarious). At the girls home the painting and sanding continued, and today was a really special day because Nettie (aka […]
...continue readingPenticton Students ‘Back At It’ In Mexico
Published by March 10th, 2010 in FB and Other Sites. Closed“Viva la Mexico!! We have arrived - made it through a few army check stops and the border crossing - “red light green light” experience. We had to get off the bus collect our luggage then one at a time push a traffic light button - if it turned green […]
...continue readingMaking A House A Home
Published by March 10th, 2010 in FB, Other Sites, Student Zone and Uncategorized. Closed //BindData(PostList, null, pager);
Between yesterday and today, the houses have been pieced together rapidly. Lots of hard work, painting and sawing have brought the group two standing houses. Everyone is experimenting with different ways to help out; whether it be playing with the kids, roofing or […]
After many days of laughter and tears, the house we build for this family for Christmas is finally complete.
The family made us fresh duck with beans and salad for yet another meal together! It is pretty incredible to be on the receiving end of such generosity and sacrifice.
During the dedication the crew from Canada presented […]