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There is no quick way to get to India from Indiana. We gathered bright and early at the Welcome Center to say goodbye to our friends and family. After announcements and Pastor Jen’s send-off, we clambered on the bus and...
Blog by Isaac & Richard May 2, 2025 Day two in San Juan began around 10:00 am with a walk to Castillo San Cristóbal. Named after the patron saint of land travelers, Saint Christopher Castillo, San Cristóbal is a fortress...
The students arrived Wednesday night and we made it to Casa de Espiritualidad, our retreat and orientation center by 2:00 a.m. It was a short night, but we were ready to go by 9:30 the next morning. Visiting the Historical...
We left Goshen College Wednesday afternoon and settled in at Camp Friedenswald, our new home and host for the first half of May Term. Our group of eight students and two leaders have already experienced anticipation and disappointment together before...
Blog by Isaac & Richard May 2, 2025 Day two in San Juan began around 10:00 am with a walk to Castillo San Cristóbal. Named after the patron saint of land travelers, Saint Christopher Castillo, San Cristóbal is a fortress…
Today’s blog is from the perspective of two of our SST adventurers: Ava and Kelsie. May 1st 2025 The first major activity our class did today was visit Castillo San del Morro. This was a very fun experience for...
Welcome to our 2025 blog for the May term SST course “Environmental Disaster and Response with MDS”! Each year this course partners with Mennonite Disaster Service to explore first-hand the direct impact of environmental disaster on a local community, with...
Welcome to our blog about our experience in Puerto Rico, where our focus is on Hispanic Identities and Resilience. Over the next three weeks, you will hear from students about la brega in Puerto Rico. Brega and bregar are distinctly Puerto Rican words that mean to...
It hardly seems possible, but our semester in Tanzania has come to an end. After coming back to Dar es Salaam from Zanzibar our group had a little over 24 hours to rest, repack, visit host families one last time,...
The service portion of our semester came to an end with everyone returning to the Anglican Guesthouse in Musoma, where a month and a half earlier everyone had departed to their various service placements. Reuniting the group was full of...
The following blog post is brought to you by Griffin. It’s the last week of service! At the time of writing there’s two days of service left before we pack up and head to Zanzibar. Service has been such a...
The following blog post is brought to you by Emma. Welcome to Musoma! This is week 4 of service for all of us, so we have finally somewhat found our footing in this new place. There are three students living...
The following blog post is brought to you by Simon Karibuni na Shirati! Welcome to Shirati! And welcome to our time of service. On February 25th, we all dispersed to our different service locations all throughout the Mara region. I...
The following blog post is brought to you by Vaughn. After our day of exploring Arusha, it was finally time for our safari to be underway! We started the morning by eating breakfast, and packing all of our things into...
The following blog post is brought to you by Madelynn. Our final week in Dar es Salaam was marked by a bittersweet series of “lasts.” The last Kiswahili class, the last lunch at Nyambani Goshen, and the last day spent…
The following blog post is brought to you by Jacob. Day-to-day life in Tanzania is much different than in the United States. As I write this blog post, I am sitting outside my house in front of a small patch…
During the annual spring break choir tour this year, Vox Profundi, our low voice choir, went on tour visiting four states — Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Indiana — with performances focused on their theme of “Let all the World in…
The following blog post is brought to you by Caleb. This past week we spent two days with the Aqua-Farms Organization, AFO. It was a great time! After our Thursday morning Swahili classes, several AFO representatives came to introduce their...
The following blog post is brought to you by Jordan. This past week came with many great days and moments. In this blog I will tell you about this past Wednesday which happened to be Simon’s 20th birthday. The day...
It’s been a while since we last posted (our apologies). Our schedule has been very hectic and it’s high time we fill you in. We hope you enjoy getting caught up on our adventure with the following photos. Karibuni. ...
Have we mentioned that Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is hot?! So we all were eager to get out of the heat of the city and spend this past weekend about 70 km north of Dar along the coast in the...
We are now into our second full week here in Dar- time keeps moving right along- but want to tell you all about our first very busy week! Throughout the semester each student will be responsible for contributing the content...
The students day began very early as they packed their things and prepared to meet their host families. It was an early morning wake up for church that began at 7 a.m.. Those who were up early due to jet...
Sim cards, geckos on the ceiling, humid heat= lots of sweat, bright sun, dusty streets, local fisherman’s market, a birthday, pool time, city walking, sun burns, fresh juices, piles of rice and delicious sauces, naps, laughter, navigating transportation, walking through...
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