The day began with breakfast at Martha’s Kitchen, which gave us time to get organized for a busy day ahead. After eating, we returned to the hotel to gather the donations and supplies that had been prepared for the school visit. Soon after, Aide and Orlando picked us up, and we began the drive to … Read more about this article
We started the day by eating breakfast at Martha’s Kitchen for the second morning in a row, which is just a few steps away from our hotel. This morning we were able to see San Ignacio looking a bit more lively and full of people. Sunday and Monday had been holidays, so most stores were … Read more about this article
The morning started early at 5:00 a.m. as we arrived at the airport and made it through security without any issues. The flight itself was uneventful, which made the travel portion of the morning go smoothly. When we landed, we walked directly off the plane and over to the terminal. The airport is small and … Read more about this article
Today we spent the whole day at Versailles. It was gorgeous on the inside and in the gardens. Some fountains sprayed alongside opera music which made it feel so formal and prestigious. We are headed off to dinner shortly!
Hello from Ireland! The days have been packed full! Ireland has been giving us amazing weather and the nicest of people. We have been all over Dublin and most recently made the trek across the country to Galway! We got to learn all about the history of Ireland, going to the Dublin Castle and The … Read more about this article
We are all full of excitement, adventure, and questions! Packing clothing, toiletries and donations is important but we’ve all got bravery and pride in our checked bags, carry-on bags and personal items too! See ya at the airport!! 🌍🩵
Today was the final day in Hawaii, however the group still had activities plan for that day! We started off the day by going shopping for one last time. Then we all decided to go get lunch. The group decided to split up and go to two different places. One group got tacos another group … Read more about this article
Aloha!Welcome to day 6 in Hawaii! Today the group traveled to Chozen-Ji.Here our guide Lily gave us a tour of temple. Everything was extremely beautiful! It was a peaceful ambience throughout the entire property. We learned about Tanouye Tenshin, who studied martial arts and Sun’Tsu. In 1972, he co-founded Chozen-Ji and he started zen training … Read more about this article
On Day 5 the group traveled to the Hawaiian Plantation Village. The Plantation village grows sugar cane. Our tour guide Michi showed the group around the village where it had a few historic homes and equipment used in the farm. It was very interesting to see all the different types of homes and ethnicities that … Read more about this article
We are just a few days away from Hawaii! 6 students and 2 faculty are getting ready for their trip. They will be studying Japanese spiritually and visiting temples.
