Haiti-Mala Day One: The Early Bird Catches the Worm

Hello from beautiful Guatemala! As some of you may know, we had to transition from going to Haiti to now being in Guatemala (hence the name of our group). On our first day, we awoke early at 4 AM to leave Guatemala City and take a van ride to San Lucas. There, we met the two other Gannon groups and got ready for a boat ride around Lake Atitlan. We were able to explore local villages and see the culture and vibrant cultures. In the evening, we attended a very moving mass led by Father Kesicki. Pray for us and enjoy our video!!

Haiti Trip changes

Hello everyone!

The United States Department of State issued an emergency notification raising the travel advisory for Haiti from Level 3 (Reconsider travel) to Level 4 (Do Not Travel).  As a result of this, travel to Haiti is no longer possible for our group. 

The Haiti ABST has not been cancelled, however, and our group is taking on the welcome challenge of honoring the Haitian community by continuing to learn about and deepen the relationship with Just Haiti while at the San Lucas mission in Guatemala. 

We invite you to continue to engage with our blog and support us through this experience as we take on all the twists and turns of our journey!

With love,

Melissa

Introduction of the Haiti trip 2019!

Hello everyone! We are extremely excited to start our journey to Haiti in 2019! We will be traveling from March 2nd to March 10th and can't wait to share in this journey with you. 

We are currently preparing for the trip with the group by learning more about how Haiti started, the Haitian Revolution, and the relationship between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. We will also explore the Just Haiti coffee corporation and learn more about where we will be spending our week! 

The leaders this year are Melissa Bronder and Rachel Nye, who are both so excited to share in this growth experience with their group members and learn alongside them about poverty, fair-trade economics, and integral human development. 

Melissa is a Sophomore Psychology major who has previously traveled to Haiti on the ABST trip last year and Rachel is a fourth-year PA student who has led the trips to Ruskin, Florida and Detroit,  MI and attended the ABST to Washington, DC!

We encourage you to stay in touch with the blog as we continue to update you on our journey!

With love,

Rachel and Melissa