Undergraduate Blog / Author: Brian Duggan

We Used Our Hands

Que Modest Mouse’s Gravity Rides Everything: Flying down 1-90, we past hundreds of lights that blurred together like a landing pad. As we touched down and slowed, getting ready to exit, the white dashes in the road guided our van back to school. Reaching the parking lot, we each got out of the van, grabbed…

what a day…in El Salvador

This post was written by undergraduate student Rosa Ortiz ’11 So Tuesday we lost a member due to dehydration and well wednesday didn´t go so well either…we lost three more members due to some more sicknesses. Good news however, they are all doing great now and have been taken care of.  Work was tough on…

Dirt and Fun in the Sun of El Salvador

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…

Primer dia de trabajo en El Salvador

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…

Beach day in El Salvador

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…

Habitat’s Alternative Spring Break trip to El Salvador

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…