“She sells seashells on the sea shore”… The trip to Sanibel and Captiva Islands yesterday was awesome. After a big storm down here in Florida a lot of seashells wash up onto the beach. After the stories we have been hearing we decided to take the trip and go pick some ourselves! When we arrived at Captiva we […]
This week we are feeling extra blessed because our Papa turned 60! As many of you know our Papa has quite the history of health concerns so this was extra special for us! We celebrated by cooking a HUGE feast with friends.. and of course Dairy Queen ice cream cake. I’m not sure we […]
Key West was so much fun! We spent three days on the island, which hardly felt like enough time. There is so much to do, the fun never stops! Most of our time was spent on the famous Duval Street. We all went on the “Conch Trolley Tour” which showed us different historical areas on […]
My grandma has never traveled far from Duluth.. in fact she told me the farthest she has been from home was Ashland! Billy and I finally convinced her to travel. By that we meant across the country to Florida. The stubborn German in her refused to fly.. so I told her we would drive. (grandpa […]
This part of the trip was incredible. I am summing it up into one post because I hate to bore you with every minor detail but I’d like to share with you a glimpse on what happened these days. 7 different schools, 54 classrooms and over 1300 children were educated on health topics. Ranging from […]
I am seriously obsessed with learning about history. Take me to a museum and I’ll be content all day. Mayan ruins are fascinating to me. When I was in Mexico I visited a place called Tulum which is a Mayan ruins site along the Gulf of Mexico. So needless to say, I was very excited for […]
The first of the year was mostly a rest day. We worked on our projects and continued with group meetings. A few of us decided to check out the local market. This is where the locals can buy their fruits and vegetables. (The local stores to do sell fresh fruit and vegetables) In the evening […]
