Page 18 - Priorities #70
P. 18

                                Going Places
                   18
Morocco
A group of six students and two chaperones traveled to Morocco,
pushing their limits while surfing, zip-lining, canyoneering, and navigating the souqs. The first day there, they found themselves winding in and out
of the incredibly busy but beautiful souq markets in the city of Marrakech, staring at snake charmers and mounds of the most colorful spices you’ve ever seen. From there the group drove 6 hours up the Atlas Mountains on winding and narrow switchbacks to the village of Zaouit Ahansal. Here they completed 2 days of service; building a community center, gardening, and hanging out with the local school children. The people were as memorable as the jagged mountain landscape, as they completely took the students in as their own for three nights. They shared their traditional food, dance, and overall refreshing ideas on life with the group in every way they could. The rest of the trip was filled with zip-lining the stunning canyons outside of Marrakech and surfing the camel filled beaches of Essaouira.
       Vietnam
During service week a group of seniors, Ms. Myers, and Mr. Morris traveled to Northern Vietnam. The group stayed in the rural Mai Chau Valley, where they worked to help a local family install plumbing in their home. Under the supervision of a local construction crew, worked to build a toilet from the ground up–digging the foundation, and hauling and laying bricks. The Mai Chau project directly benefits the lives of low- income families in rural Vietnam. Based just 150 km west of the capital, Hanoi, the Mai Chau Valley is host to a number
of hill tribe communities, making it a melting
pot of cultures and traditions. It is however, also host to large numbers of ethnic minority and low- income families in need of support. By developing sanitation facilities in the villages, this project directly benefits the health of those residing there. The group also visited a local school, traveled
to the bustling city of Hanoi, as well as to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay.
  SERVICE TRIPS























































































   16   17   18   19   20