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Trip Journal Week One, Summer Intern, Johnston

Published by Becky October 2nd, 2008 in Participant Blogs and Mexico. 0 Comments

June 31
At 8:45 I boarded U.S Airways to San Diego with a layover in Las Vegas. I arrived in San Diego at 2 am, Aug 1st. I waited at the airport until 8 am when Becky and Heidi picked me up. Today I met up with the rest of the interns Simon, Derek, […]

DR: a life changing experience.

Published by absolute July 11th, 2008 in Participant Blogs and Dominican Republic. 2 Comments

Coming into this trip, we didnt know what to expect. We felt excitement for our new adventure to come, but we were uneasy as to how we would react physically, mentally, and emotionally to the experience.
Physically, we thought we were in shape, but to our dismay we were extremely wrong! With the sun beaming on […]

DR: Smile Big!

Published by absolute July 9th, 2008 in Participant Blogs and Dominican Republic. 2 Comments

“ Today our team was given the chance to visit an orphanage. I however, have never been to an orphanage before so I had no idea what to expect. While on the bus I was completely calm and didn’t really think much of it. But once we got to the orphanage, this one boy […]

DR: A great day.

Published by absolute July 9th, 2008 in Participant Blogs and Dominican Republic. 0 Comments

“ I thought that the clown doctoring today in the orphanage went amazing. Both speaking as a performer, and as a leadership student; I feel the connection you can make with a mask (clown nose) leaves a way bigger impression on the kids then without a mask. The nose is a basic extension of a […]

DR: Will you love the unloved?

Published by absolute July 9th, 2008 in Participant Blogs and Dominican Republic. 1 Comment

My team leader posed a question to us after a day spent at a nearby orphanage for disabled children- What makes an “orphan” an orphan?
Is it someone without any parents, a child scarred by abandonment… or perhaps just an individual lacking emotional and financial support?
Hero Holiday is allowing each of us to see that […]

Just Clowning around at the Orpahage visit…

Published by nettie July 7th, 2008 in Participant Blogs and Dominican Republic. 0 Comments

Dominican Republic - Orphanage Day- by Allyson J Grant a participant on Hero Holiday July 2008
Joy and inspiration. These are the two words that I emphasized with our group today, our “Spirit Clowns”, as we readied ourselves for entering the orphanage.
Apart from a few new brave souls, we as a group have worked together in […]

Participant Blog:My Girl

Published by guest October 16th, 2007 in Participant Blogs and Dominican Republic. 3 Comments

Have you ever had one person who impacted your life in such a way that just thinking of them brings tears to your eyes? Have you ever missed someone so much that looking at a picture makes your heart break? I have, and she is a six-year old girl named Anna*.
Anna and I […]

I battled with anxiety most of my life…Student Blog, Johnston Ho

Published by absolute October 15th, 2007 in HH Feedback, Participant Blogs, Mexico, Hero Stories, Testimonials and Student Zone. 8 Comments

I battled anxiety for most of my life, but I’ve gotten much better. I have been to the point where I felt like I deserved to feel this way and I should just live with it. I have been to the point where I felt motionless, nothing made me happy and everything made […]

Mike Frye, Student Leader Mexico ‘07

Published by Becky September 20th, 2007 in Participant Blogs and Mexico. 2 Comments

To begin with it looks like I am advertising Mike, I am not, although he does enjoy long walks on the beach an the ocassional crazy adventure in other countries. You are free to keep that in mind.
The following is Mike’s story of “What I Did On My Summer Vacation”…
Wow, what a month! […]

Participant Blog: Excerpts From Mark’s Journal…Final Thoughts

Published by absolute September 15th, 2007 in Participant Blogs, Mexico and Hero Stories. 0 Comments

Well I’m writing this on labour day, the last day of summer. Still thinking about them all every single day - Mexicans and Canadians. Every single night I lie in bed at least two hours after I go to bed, thinking. Thinking about what I’ll write to José Enriqué. Thinking about whether or not little […]