This is peak season for travel to the rain forest — relatively dry and sunny with luscious green everywhere to be seen. Nearly half of our group is serving in the selva this semester, working on assignments both new and...
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Business in Spain
Ben Martin ('08) reflects on what he learned about conducting international business while studying in Barcelona, Spain.
Community, Mennonite church and Goshen College community members bid farewell to former President J. Lawrence Burkholder after he is laid to rest
Residents of Elkhart County as well as members of the Mennonite church and the Goshen College community praised President Emeritus J. Lawrence Burkholder as a visionary leader with an enduring love for the church, his family and scholarship during a…
Service visits days 2 – 5
Thirteen students and six programs were included in this tour of Estelí, Matagalpa, León and Managua; our travels started early Monday morning (6/28) and concluded late in the day on Wednesday (June 30).
Service visits day 1: Diriamba & Santa Julia
Teaching English (all grade levels including a class of English teachers) in Diriamba, and planting frijoles and attending nation-wide farm cooperative workers’ organizational meetings provide a broad overview of two students’ service assignments.
Former Goshen College President J. Lawrence Burkholder passes away on June 24 and leaves legacy of engagement with the church and the world
Goshen College President Emeritus J. Lawrence Burkholder, an influential figure in the Mennonite church, passed away early on Thursday, June 24 at the Greencroft Healthcare Center in Goshen. Burkholder, 92, played many significant roles throughout the 20th century as a…
Half-way Point
[student journal, posted with permission] Since Friday (6/11) marks the half-way point, for this journal, I’ve decided to do a review of the first half by making a list of ten ways I have changed, in the past six weeks.
Graduate Projects from 2009 – 2010
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR POPULATION DECLINE IN FIELD SPARROWS AND YELLOW WARBERS? – Jennifer Amstutz What are the population trends (survivorship, productivity, and population) of field sparrows and yellow warblers at Merry Lea compared to populations at regional banding...
Anti-Bullying Workshop with Peter Yarrow
Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary fame came to campus to give an anti-bullying workshop called "Don't Laugh at Me."
Last Days in Lima
The students finished their six-week stay in Lima with a visit to artist Victor Delfin’s studio in Barranco. Then we prepared for the culminating event of the first half of Peru SST — the Despedida — a farewell party /...
Endings & Beginnings
Nicaragua SSTers 2010 know how to host a fun party!
Workshops, Words, Water
This semester we organized three workshops: Traditional Dancing, Cajon Drumming and Jewelry Making. We invited Peruvian artists — Pedro Farias, Camilo Ballumbrosio and Ricardo and Eliana Mauriola Carrasco — to introduce their topics in a series of two-hour sessions for...
Dick Lehman Reception
Dick Lehman Reception Reception for Dick Lehman whose exhibit has been in the Hershberger Art Gallery since June 13 and ends Sept 12. The exhibit is entitled: Collected Meanings: Japanese Pottery and Travel Stories.
Estelí: Conversations with Mothers and Veterans
Although Tropical Storm Agatha had us wondering on Wednesday, May 26, if traveling 4 hours by bus into the northern mountains was going to be a good idea, the rainfall lightened significantly on Thursday, and we took off as planned...
Service begun!
Students started on their journeys from Casa de Goshen at 7:30 am this morning, and I am pleased report that all of them have reached their destinations safely as of 1:30 pm this afternoon. Pictures of the send off (and...
Making Brownies for Mother's Day
Jalisa, Phil, and Logan joined forces to create brownies for their host mothers on International Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 30)
Trip to the Laguna de Apoyo
On Saturday, June 5, we took a day off from studying to spend a day of recreation at Crater’s Edge private hospedaje in the Laguna de Apoyo — one of a handful of such resorts and the one considered the...
Reunión
Wednesday afternoons, instead of having a guest lecture, the group gathers at Casa de Goshen for a delicious lunch prepared by Connie (Jeanne & Michael’s household helper, and personal Spanish language coach 🙂 ), and structured group time.
Journal Entry: The Bucket Shower
(This entry comes from a student’s journal — Daniel — written during his fourth week in Jinotepe, Carazo, Nicaragua, and posted with his permission.)
Journal Entry: Spanish Class
(This entry comes from a student’s journal — Jalisa — written during her fourth week in Jinotepe, Carazo, Nicaragua, and posted with her permission.)
Day trip to Managua
Friday, May 21, we took a day trip to Managua, Nicaragua’s capitol, which is about a 45 minute drive north from Jinotepe.
Complexities of life
Dear Nica SST blog readers, While we regret the recent dearth of postings, we thought you might appreciate a quick glimpse of what all has contributed to the paucity while we strive to catch up.
Journey to Machu Picchu
We began our week-long trip to the epic Inca city with a visit to Sacsayhuaman, home to a collection of huge stones fitted together with incredible precision more than five centuries ago. Then we embarked on a three-day service project...
Week 3 Journal Entry
(This entry comes from a student’s journal — Greta — written during her third week in Jinotepe, Carazo, Nicaragua, and posted verbatim with her permission, reformatted for blog presentation.)
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