Trips

In the fall of 2014 I was presented with the opportunity to go on a missions trip to Zambia. We had a few meetings about this trip and interest grew. Next thing I knew it was March of 2015 and I was headed off to Haiti. Plans had changed but I could never have imagined what great impact this would have on my life. Haiti is not know for much but it is known for being poor. This might dissuade people from visiting, but for me it was exactly what I needed. We got to Haiti and even in the airport saw

Orlando Florida isn’t the easiest thing you know. It’s long and doesn’t come with a lot of stops if you’re having to do it with my parents. The trip itself is around a 20 hour drive but when you include stops and everything together it comes around to be a 24 hour drive. This doesn’t sound like fun and you’re very right if you’re thinking this. The trip is for sure worth it though, we were going to “The Magic Kingdom”. The place where kids that kids are super energetic and just want to finally meet

personally how stressful it can be to plan a trip abroad; I have traveled to London twice, and then to Paris, Florence, and Rome once. I went to London in December of 2014 to participate in The New Years Day parade; I traveled yet again to Europe in the summer of 2015 with an educational tours group. While I cannot tell you how to plan your trip solo, I do know the other aspects of traveling. Today, I am here to tell you about the stresses and joys of planning a trip abroad; from planning what your destination/s

Project: Let’s Hit the Road! A field trip is a tour by students to gain firsthand knowledge away from the classroom, as to a museum, a factory, a geological area, or to an environment of certain plants and animals. Field trips can connect schoolwork with the world, making it tangible and memorable. It stimulates questions and ideas at the beginning or end of a unit. They also provide an experiential "text" for students to study and interrogate. If you deserve a fun but educational break from the

What better way to take advantage of summer than by going on a mission trip to Guatemala. A mission trip to Guatemala satisfies the soul in a way no other trip could. In Guatemala there is a captivating orphanage called "Casa Shalom" meaning House of Peace. This orphanage is located in the heart of San Lukas, Guatemala and once one arrives they will see this is an establishment truly touched by the hand of God. This orphanage's mission is to meet every spiritual and physical need of children who

Planning a family trip is appealing and a bit stressful, but that is all washed away once the journey commences because you are with family and friends. And the thought of enjoying the trip alone never crosses your mind. Additionally, the odds of ending up in a somewhat seedy location is not top of mind. In consideration, a significant portion of the of discussion and planning is based on the needs of your family. However, the same process of planning a solo trip is not nearly the same thing, and

Off-the-Beaten Path Galapagos trips are rare; the restrictions in place pretty much rule them out. Any incursion into the Galapagos National Park is done with a certified guide, boats are limited to stopping at each visitor site once in a fourteen day period and the notion of setting off on your to parts unknown independently is distinctly and absolutely frowned upon. While being saddled with a guide and limitations that prohibit independent travel is disconcerting to many, the advent of a new twist

on a family trip and wondered if it could possibly change the way you perceive life? Well, let me tell you that this exact matter happened to me the last Fourth of July. When you are in your teenager years a person only thinks of one point and that’s you, yourself, and you again. That’s what I had on my mind before going to this marvelous trip, but how I saw my future before I went, and how I saw it when I came back and were very different. How could a mere and inoffensive family trip become such

unbelievable mountain ranges filled my eyes as our youth pastor showed us the destination of our next mission trip, Yellowstone National Park. I remember looking at these pictures and thinking there was nothing more I wanted to do than see this amazing wonder. I wanted to be fully one with nature and experience it with some of the people I loved most, my youth group. While planning for this trip, I had no idea that by the end of it I would have hiked eighteen miles into the deep backcountry of Yellowstone

In July of 2015, I went on a mission trip with my youth group. We went to the Tau House in Cincinnati. During this mission trip, we got to pick places to go to each day. Some people went to feed the homeless, while others packed boxes, and others went to watch kids. This trip changed my perception on homeless people and it made me want to lend a hand to anyone in need. While packing my bag for the mission trip, I got a little nervous. I was scared of talking to people from my youth group that I