Hoy en día, es posible que parezca que estamos poniendo ladrillos. Incluso puede parecer que estamos construyendo un muro. Pero, en realidad, estamos construyendo una catedral.
On behalf of the Canadian contingent, Eli Chan gives our welcome in both English and Spanish at the official inauguration of the Nayarit Scout Hall in Puerto Vallarta. She briefly explains how the project went from conception to dialog to complete and what the new hall now means to the community.
By Anthony Lam, with contributions from Eli Chan – 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group Going to a country for a service project is never easy, but on this trip, we were very lucky to have support and help from Scouter Moises (Moy) Rubalcava Ceja, President of the Nayarit Province for the Scouts Association of Mexico. […]
At the Volcanes Elementary School, we were able to assist the youth learning English by reading with them. We pulled up some bilingual books and took turns reading Spanish to the children, while they read the English back to us. Needless to say, they were quickly correcting our Spanish, and eager to correct their English. […]
¿Qué mejor manera de construir buenas relaciones que tener experiencias juntos? Para ayudar y apoyarnos el uno al otro? Aparte de nuestros proyectos de servicio en Casa Scout y de la Primaria Volcanes, que también tenía una misión de unión del equipo a largo plazo para cada miembro del contingente.
Una Celebración de Servicio
Para celebrar el trabajo que nuestro contingente ha hecho, la Asociación de Scouts de la Provincia Nayarit ofreció una cena de gala en nuestro honor. La Jefa Scout Nacional de México, Scouter Ana Lorena Gudiño Valdez, el Presidente de la Asociación de Scouts de México , Scouter Victor R. Blake Gómez, y el Presidente de […]
Our International Service Project has come to an end, but our contingent cannot leave without thanking some special people in our hearts. To the Mexican Rover Scouts for everything you have done for us to make us feel welcomed here in Puerto Vallarta. No one in our contingent knew that we would be able to find […]
What you see before you is the “Cocina”; the Kitchen. When completed, this kitchen will allow the Volcanes Elementary School to provide simple breakfasts and lunches to their students. Views: Puerto Vallarta, JAL, Mexico by Charlie Ni Over the three days of service there, we moved bricks, poured cement, dug the trench, filled the foundation, […]
Please enjoy the last photo summary of the second week of our International Service Project in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. [flickr_set id=”72157644340005190″]
By: Linda Koch The second part of our International Service Project took place at Volcanes Primary School. When we arrived, we had the honor of meeting Arthur, the Director of Volcanes Community Education Project. A fantastic speaker, his story of how Volcanes Elementary School came about would bring tears to your eyes.