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 […]
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Now He Knows His Name!
Published by July 31st, 2007 in Newsletter, Participant Blogs, Dominican Republic, Hero Stories, Think Day and Mainpage. 15 Comments
Some of you reading this blog may remember my story about the little boy at the garbage dump that I found that told me he couldn’t remember what his name was that his mother called him. He was an orphan and had been without parents for more than 7 years. He was at the dump that day because he often came there looking for food and to collect bottles to get some form of income (less than 25 cents a day).
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Participant Blog: 4 pesos a day…
Published by July 9th, 2007 in Front Page, Participant Blogs, Dominican Republic, Hero Stories, Mainpage and Featured. 2 Comments
Being thrown into a world of poverty, you slowly begin to realize the significance of what we sometimes take for granted in life. On our fourth day of this exciting and life changing experience, we visited a garbage dump to pass out water to the underprivileged people. From the first minute we arrived, there was an instant feeling of need. Looking around we saw young kids and adults alike rummaging through the garbage looking for cans, bottles
or anything that they could potentially use to survive. After meeting Julio, a little Dominican boy, I began to realize just how hard it was and started to help him look for cans within the huge piles of garbage…which was definitely not an easy task! After about 20 minutes I had only successfully found 4 cans for Julio. I’d place one of those cans in the huge sack he was carrying, his face would light up even more, knowing that these cans were filling the sack which he would get 4 pesos for (approximately 25 cents CAD). This struck me hard. Meeting Julio had a huge impact on my life, he taught me how to be grateful for what I have, because after these 10 days are over I am returning to Canada where things go back to normal but kids like Julio are stuck here living and struggling each day to survive the harshness of poverty. I know that seeing that smile on his face was well worth the trip! - Jamie, 17, Student from Newfoundland
*All participants are given the opportunity to blog so many views are represented. These views do not neccesarily reflect the views of Absolute Leadership Development. If you are a Hero Holiday participant that would like to share your experience please email your story (and picture, if possible) to blog@heroholiday.com