Friday, October 15, 2010 (This update 4 of 4 from the previous team who was in Chile Oct. 2–17, 2010) Greetings from Sunny Vina Del Mar! The team is relaxing after two weeks of hard work. The beach is beautiful and we´re resting up before a long trip home. It was an amazing time. WillieContinue reading "October 2010 Trip Team Update #4"

We made it! We arrived into Santiago safely and uneventfully on Sunday morning. We had a slight mix up with the bus, but eventually arrived at the Hogar ready to go…after a nap, of course.

As Joann and I enter our fourth week in Santiago, I feel as if the House of Hope has become a second home for us. We have more or less integrated ourselves into the household schedule and have now established firmer relationships with the girls at the House of Hope and with the students inContinue reading "Summer Internship Update #3"

Another week has passed very quickly at the House of Hope! Much of the week was spent doing activities similar to those of our first two weeks. Joann and I worked together on lesson plans for the week, taught our various groups of English classes, assisted the girls with their homework, and contributed to completingContinue reading "Summer Internship Update #2"

Saludos (greetings) from Santiago, Chile! This is Heather Myers reporting for the Vision for Chile internship team that is serving at the House of Hope for six weeks in May and June. This year’s summer internship “team” actually consists of just two members: Joann Anderson, who is a Spanish teacher from Texas, and myself, aContinue reading "Summer Internship Update #1"