by webtester | Nov 3, 2011 | Community and Service, Front Page, Grade 10, Grade 9, The Grades
We awoke to a steady rain that had us worried about the prospect of work. After the success we had on Tuesday, I hated the idea of being stymied by the weather just as we’re about to start a three-day stretch at our sites. We passed an hour playing cards and laughing...
by webtester | Nov 2, 2011 | Community and Service, Front Page, Grade 10, Grade 9, The Grades
We were standing on a veranda overlooking a wide river. Cameras clicked away and laughter was heard, the sort of silly laughter you only hear from adults when they’re seeing something truly exceptional. “Normally we only get to see this on the tele,” Ineke remarked,...
by webtester | Nov 1, 2011 | Community and Service, Front Page, Grade 10, Grade 9, The Grades
The sound of the rain on the roof of our 15-passenger van was in competition with Renzo’s music as we made our way to the work site. Wyclef Jean’s “Gone ‘til November” was today’s choice, an appropriate welcome to the new month. After the physicality of yesterday’s...
by webtester | Oct 31, 2011 | Community and Service, Front Page, Grade 10, Grade 9, The Grades
It was 9:30 in the morning and everyone was already drenched with sweat. Miss Khadija and I were busy clearing away a site before we began digging the foundation for a kitchen. Old chunks of concrete crumbled in our hands like brown sugar as we tossed them aside into...
by webtester | Oct 30, 2011 | Community and Service, Front Page, Grade 10, Grade 9, The Grades
The rain was pouring down on the runway when we landed in Sri Lanka last night. We had seen the dark monsoon clouds over the island as we approached, a sure sign that we were no longer in Oman. The air was warm and heavy with humidity when the bus dropped us off at...
by webtester | Oct 23, 2011 | Community and Service, Front Page, Grade 10, Grade 9, The Grades
We’re six days from leaving for Sri Lanka. What are we excited about and looking forward to? What are we nervous about? [This photo is a Habitat For Humanity project in Sri Lanka from last year.] Himesh, Grade 10: I’m looking forward to finishing the house...
