Today was gloriously bright with sunshine and…dirt. Lots more dirt to fill in the foundation of one of the homes we have been working on. Luckily, that started to level off right about the time the cool of morning did. Later on into the day, we worked right behind the masons, filling in the gaps [...]

As a senior at Babson, I feel a sense of urgency when I look at the calendar and see that only weeks remain until graduation.  And yet, there is still so much that can be accomplished in this narrow window of time.  The past few days in Thibodaux, LA have proven this.  Building homes for [...]

Greetings from our LAST POST ON BON JOVI BLVD!
Today we chose to wake up the house by blasting High School Musical. We refused to turn it off until Pat Wolenter finally got up and left the room so the girls could change. So Doug “One-Way” Pottle stood there kicking Pat’s air matress for a good [...]

Allons-y (Let’s Go) New Orleans!
Last night was an adventure, as always. We started the night by eating local cuisine, complete with alligator. We have learned that every single thing in Louisiana is fried. So at our table included: fried pickles, fried alligator bites (which somehow Melissa liked), fried cornbread (hush puppies), fried catfish, turtle…we started [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from New Orleans!
FIrst, we are going to begin by explaining what we’re doing here, as we neglected to address this in our earlier post.
Our team of 15 students is led by Josh “fearless leader” Stevenson, Professor Kevin “Can I have a piece of that?” Tuthill, Doug “One-way” Pottle, and Bill “I [...]

This post was written by undergraduate student Tazmun Nahar ‘12
8:00am this morning officially ended our rest and restore period as we pulled away from a gorgeous resort in La Paz, El Salvador. It was fun, relaxing and exactly what we needed after traveling all day on Saturday but we were all anxious to see and experience [...]

This post was written by undergraduate students Marissa Ferber ‘09 and Melissa Diranian ‘11
Greetings from Bon Jovi Boulevard!
Yesterday we met bright and early at 7:15am to get ready for our flight to Louisiana. More importantly, it was Josh “fearless leader” Stevenson’s birthday! In the spirit of humiliation, we announced this not only in the airport, [...]

So today is the first full day we have been in El Salvador. And it is a blast so far. We arrived last night at about 9:30 pm, Mountain time.  The beach is amazing and so is the resort we are staying at, Estero y Mar. There are so many things to do here, from [...]

I am excited to be blogging on behalf of the other staff, faculty and students during our Habitat for Humanity Spring Break trip. Our trip hasn’t even started yet (we leave tomorrow), but all signs are looking good for the trip to be a GREAT one.  Everyone has their passports and supporting materials, the weather [...]

Things are starting to get a wee bit hectic for me this semester…
Church Bells
It’s Lent season! I have mentally and physically prepared myself for 40 days of sacrifice and penitence. For those of you interested in spiritual life at Babson, our beautiful Glavin Chapel is non-denominational and open to use by students of all walks [...]