So you have been thinking long and hard about this dream of taking an amazing trip to a place you’ve never been, to do some volunteer work. That’s awesome! Now what? Like most people I’m sure you sat down at your computer (iPad, iPhone, Android, Palm Pilot, Kindle Fire, or other amazing electronic device) and…
Our founder Erin Hempen was recently featured in an article that breaks down some top fears people have when making the decision to take a trip like ours. Check it out and feel free to share it with friends who might enjoy it. Thank you so much to Nancy Rones for writting such…
I wanted to write a few words about the wonderful experience I had on my most recent trip to Malawi thanks to Erin Hempen and With Change In Mind. If you have ever for just one moment thought about visiting Africa to truly experience it’s people and its land, I can tell you without reservation…
Tuesday morning was mom and I’s last at the village. We woke up and had a classically amazing village breakfast with classically strong village coffee. And even though it’s been quite a few days since everyone has left, it’s still strange to be alone and not be enjoying jungle oats, toast, and coffee with the…
Monday we were supposed to go to Adziwa, but we found out it was a holiday. The staff would not be there so we had to make another plan. Instead of another day of down time we made plans to go out with Isaac and show Lauren a little more of Lilongwe. I would have…
Yesterday was a day of down time. Phil left in the morning and then Lauren and I just hung out. We had some donations to sort and I needed to move out of my hut and into Lauren’s. By lunch time I was all moved in and we had all the donations sorted and suitcases…
All but one of the team has left. Yesterday most of the group left for home so Friday night was our final evening all in the village together. We enjoyed music and dancing and a wonderful meal. Then we built a small fire and had our final reflection. This is time when everyone can speak…
Hello everyone! It’s Lauren. We had such a busy and incredible day, Mom wanted me to blog today. Today, Friday, was our last day at the orphanage. The opening ceremony was scheduled for around 1:00 p.m., and the group had some finishing touches we wanted to do before the playground and building were ceremonially revealed…